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
33hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
16spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Tittesworth Sewage Pumping Stationinto River Churnet7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
950 m away
Severn Trent Water
Vicarage Road Csointo River Churnet9 spills, 3 hours in 2025
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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.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
8 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
Major, planned
Buxton Road, LeekUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Major
Buxton Road, LeekUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
Buxton Road, LeekDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Major
Buxton Road, LeekDisconnection or alteration of supply · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
Standard
Furmston Place, LeekHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
Minor
Ball Haye Green, LeekHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 50 m away
Minor
Vicarage Road, LeekHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 550 m away
Minor
Grosvenor Street, LeekHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 900 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
Meaford Energy CentreGenerating Stations · Former Meaford Power Station site, east of Meaford Road, to the north of the town of Stone
decided Jul 2016 23.1 km away
Pre-application
Salinae Hydrogen Storage projectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · The site is located approximately 5.2km south west of the town of Middlewich, west of Warmingham, in the Cheshire East Council area. It is partly on the site of the existing British Salt/Kistos Energy Storage facility.
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 Leek East & Upper Hulme: +30% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.6% in two years.