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
23storm overflows within 2 km
188hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
195spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Hartshill - Riseley Road Csointo Tributary Of Lyme Brook31 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Beechs Garage Csointo Fowlea Brook19 spills, 42 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
Chamberlain Avenue Csointo River Trent36 spills, 22 hours in 2025
450 m away
Severn Trent Water
Boothen Old Road 1 Csointo River Trent14 spills, 20 hours in 2025
500 m away
Severn Trent Water
Cauldon Road Csointo River Trent21 spills, 17 hours in 2025
700 m away
Severn Trent Water
Joiners Square Csointo River Trent5 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Severn Trent Water
William Street Csointo River Trent11 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.1 km away
Severn Trent Water
Penkhull New Road Csointo River Trent10 spills, 7 hours in 2025
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.
application due July 2027 24.2 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 Boothen & Penkhull: +25% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 420 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.9% in two years.
Permission for 7 homesFormer Oak Tree, 907 London Road, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 5NR (full planning permission)
Mar 2022 1.5 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 19 homes123-127 Church Street, Stoke, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 1DB (full planning permission)
Sept 2021 500 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 40 homesLand at Godwin Way, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent (full planning permission)
Apr 2021 1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
The 4 Candles, High Street - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023 4.3 km away
Battery storage
The 4 Candles, High Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023 4.3 km away
Running nearest: Stoke-on-Trent EfW (energy from waste, 1.4 km); Screwfix Direct (rooftop solar, 3.0 km); Keele University (solar farm, 5.2 km); Keele University (battery storage, 5.2 km); Noriker Power Staunch (battery storage, 5.4 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.
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major
Fletcher Road, Stoke-On-TrentUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion