What's changing near ST4 3QD
Within 2 km, around Fenton in Stoke-on-Trent. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
177new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
1,112homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.1%like-for-like prices in Fenton, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.4%)
+2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
17since energy certificates began (2008)
2in ST4 3QD itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2024
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
25storm overflows within 2 km
137hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
178spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Off Blurton Road Csointo Longton Brook31 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Chamberlain Avenue Csointo River Trent36 spills, 22 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Boothen Old Road 1 Csointo River Trent14 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Cauldon Road Csointo River Trent21 spills, 17 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Joiners Square Csointo River Trent5 spills, 11 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
William Street Csointo River Trent11 spills, 8 hours in 2025
400 m away - Severn Trent Water
Penkhull New Road Csointo River Trent10 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Severn Trent Water
Poplar Drive Csointo Chitlings Brook3 spills, 5 hours in 2025
2.0 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
43 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (51 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Armadillo Self Storage, Victoria Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Aug 2025
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Thistley Hough Academy, Thistley Hough - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Dec 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Mossfield Road - Solar PV Generation SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Jan 2022
2.5 km away - Solar farm
Leek Road - Solar PV arrayApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2022
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Manor Bakeries, Newcastle Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Nov 2024
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Manor Bakeries, Newcastle Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Dec 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Royal Stoke University Hospital - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Sept 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Feb 2026
3.1 km away - Battery storage
Cromartie Hobbycraft, From Park Hall Road - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Feb 2026
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Workshop, Croft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025
4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Whieldon Road, Stoke-On-TrentHighway improvement works · STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Whieldon Road, Stoke-On-TrentHighway improvement works · STOKE-ON-TRENT CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Whieldon Road, Stoke-On-TrentWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Gimson Street, Stoke-On-TrentUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Glebedale Road, Stoke-On-TrentUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 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
8.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2014
14.4 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. application due July 2027
25.2 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.
Running nearest: Stoke-on-Trent EfW (energy from waste, 1.5 km); Screwfix Direct (rooftop solar, 2.5 km); Keele University (solar farm, 6.2 km); Keele University (battery storage, 6.2 km); Noriker Power Staunch (battery storage, 6.5 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.