What's changing near ST16 3PU
Within 2 km, around Central Stafford in Stafford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
135new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
272homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in Central Stafford, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.6%)
+21%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
39 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
14 new homes completed5 flats, 9 houses · Nov 2024 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
32 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.8 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 6 homes4 & 5 Mount Street And Balk Passage Stafford Staffordshire ST16 2BZ (full planning permission) Mar 2025
750 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.9 km away - Planning permissionJan 2025
900 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 9 homesThe Emerald Club 31 Marston Road Stafford Staffordshire ST16 3BT (full planning permission) Dec 2024
100 m away - Planning permissionOct 2024
1.2 km away
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in ST16 3PU itself
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
5hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Stafford - Broad Eye (Sso)into River Sow4 spills, 5 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Creswell Manor Farm Spsinto River Snow Via C. Flash / T.D.0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
17 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (1 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Grey Friars Way - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Mar 2024
300 m away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Chell Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2025
650 m away - Rooftop solar
Stafford Leisure Centre, Lammascote Road - Solar PanelsBeing built · 260 kW
Dec 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
County Hospital, Weston Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 730 kW
Sept 2025
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
West Midlands Ambulance Service, Tollgate Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2025
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Staffordshire Police Authority, Weston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2025
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Pets at Home Distribution Centre, Stone Road - PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Dec 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Stafford Manor High School, Rising Brook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2025
3.2 km away - Solar farm
Hanyards Lane, Tixall - Solar Energy ParkApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jun 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Acton Trussell - Solar SystemApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Jul 2022
5.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
Wogan Street, StaffordNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
0 m away - Major, planned
Foregate Street, StaffordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major
Foregate Street, StaffordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Prospect Road, StaffordUtility asset works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
650 m away - Major, planned
Link Footway 2 To 12 Bell Close, StaffordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Greyfriars, StaffordHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Bell Close, StaffordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 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
- Decideddecided Mar 2014
7.8 km away - 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
12.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
14.4 km away - Decided
M54 to M6 Link RoadHighways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022
18.4 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.