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
2storm overflows within 2 km
1,542hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
126spill events counted
Southern Water
West Wellow Wwtwinto River Blackwater101 spills, 1,303 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Southern Water
Wellow Mill Wpsinto River Blackwater25 spills, 239 hours in 2025
Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 62 MW
Jan 2026 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Mauretania Road, Nursling - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jul 2023 5.6 km away
Battery storage
Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jan 2022 5.8 km away
Battery storage
Upton Lane, Nursling - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
May 2025 5.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Test Valley Business Centre, Test Lane - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2022 6.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major
A36 From J A3090 To J B3079, SalisburyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NATIONAL GRID ELECTRICITY TRANSMISSION · No carriageway incursion
Aug 2026 to Dec 2026 700 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
Decided
M3 Junction 9 ImprovementHighways · Adjacent to Winnal industrial estate, Winchester, north of Alresford Road B3404
decided May 2024 22.1 km away
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 30.0 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 Lyndhurst & Minstead: +18% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.7% in two years.
Asquith Nursery, David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024 6.8 km away
Battery storage
Misslebrook Farm, Botley Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 60 MW
Apr 2024 8.5 km away
Running nearest: Squabb Wood (landfill gas, 4.0 km); Highwood Lane (solar farm, 4.7 km); Testwood Water Supply Works (solar farm, 5.0 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 1) (solar farm, 5.2 km); Grove Solar Park (Phase 2) (solar farm, 5.2 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.