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
12storm overflows within 2 km
168hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
135spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Silverdale Sewage Pumping Stationinto Trib Of Lyme Brook52 spills, 116 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
Clayton Road Csointo Lyme Brook23 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Severn Trent Water
King Street Csointo Tributary Of Lyme Brook19 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Dartmouth Avenue Csointo Tributary Of Lyme Brook12 spills, 3 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Severn Trent Water
Pilkington Avenue Csointo Trib Of Lyme Brook8 spills, 3 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 20.8 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 27.5 km away
Pre-application
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1Underground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, Cheshire, approximately 3km due West of the M6 and 3km North of Junction 18. This area is bounded to the west by the A530 (King Street) and to the east by the B5081.The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) will be located approximately 369886 East, 370226 North.
application due April 2027 28.4 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Westlands & Seabridge: +25% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 50 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.3% in two years.
The 4 Candles, High Street - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023 3.8 km away
Battery storage
The 4 Candles, High Street - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023 3.8 km away
Running nearest: Keele University (solar farm, 1.1 km); Keele University (battery storage, 1.1 km); The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele University (wind farm, 1.4 km); Noriker Power Staunch (battery storage, 3.3 km); Stoke-on-Trent EfW (energy from waste, 4.7 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.