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
14hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
29spill events counted
Southern Water
High Street Lymington Csointo Lymington River21 spills, 11 hours in 2025
800 m away
Southern Water
Station Street Lymington No1 Csointo Lymington River3 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Southern Water
Lymington Slipway Pennington Csointo Lymington River Estuary2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
Barnfield Solar Farm, Wilmingham Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Sept 2023 7.5 km away
Running nearest: Lower Pennington Farm (solar farm, 2.1 km); Pennington Recycling Centre (solar farm, 2.7 km); Wilmingham Lane Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.0 km); Lee Farm (solar farm, 8.9 km); Homestead Farm (solar farm, 9.1 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
High Street, LymingtonWorks for road purposes · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Major, planned
Courtenay Place, LymingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 900 m away
Major
The Salterns Access Road, LymingtonHighway repair and maintenance works · HAMPSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Standard
Queen Katherine Road, LymingtonDisconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
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 29.6 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 Lymington Town & Boldre: +10% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 80 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.7% in two years.