Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
5storm overflows within 2 km
96hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
27spill events counted
Southern Water
Woolston Wwtwinto River Itchen Estuary18 spills, 78 hours in 2025
600 m away
Southern Water
Chapel Wharf Wpsinto River Itchen Estuary3 spills, 10 hours in 2025
450 m away
Southern Water
Blechynden Terrace Southampton Csointo River Test6 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Southern Water
Woolston Wwtwinto River Itchen Estuary0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
600 m away
Southern Water
High Street/Briton Street Csointo River Test Estuary0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
45 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (70 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Lucia Foster Welch Student Hall Of Residence - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2022 450 m away
Rooftop solar
Saxon House, Lower York Street - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2021 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Harbour Parade - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
West Quay Retail Park, Harbour Parade - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2025 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Buildings J K And Z Tesla Centre, Herbert Walker Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jan 2023 2.5 km away
Battery storage
Butts Field, Mill Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 99 MW
Oct 2024 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Grosvenor House & Belmont House, Portswood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Apr 2025 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Antelope Retail Park, Bursledon Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 670 kW
Apr 2026 3.5 km away
Battery storage
East Road, Marchwood - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Nov 2025 3.6 km away
Battery storage
Hound RoadPlanning application in
Sept 2020 4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Longmore Avenue, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Standard
The Itchen Bridge, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 300 m away
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The Itchen Bridge Footpaths, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
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The Itchen Bridge Footpaths, SouthamptonHighway improvement works · SOUTHAMPTON CITY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 350 m away
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Terminus Terrace, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Standard
Platform Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Standard
Latimer Street (Part), SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Standard
Oxford Street, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Standard
Platform Road, SouthamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Lane closure
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-examination
Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling ProjectDams and Reservoirs · The project is located in Hampshire, South East England, extending from Havant on the south coast, to Otterbourne near Winchester. The proposed Water Recycling Plant would be located off Harts Farm Way in Havant.
application due in May 2026 16.9 km away
Decided
M3 Junction 9 ImprovementHighways · Adjacent to Winnal industrial estate, Winchester, north of Alresford Road B3404
decided May 2024 20.6 km away
Decision
AQUIND InterconnectorElectric Lines · From the UK seaward limit in the English Channel to Lovedean Substation.
application due Q4 2019 24.5 km away
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Ocean Village & Town Quay: +4% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -5.1% in two years.