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
15storm overflows within 2 km
140hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
161spill 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
Clayton Road Csointo Lyme Brook23 spills, 34 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Severn Trent Water
Stafford Avenue Csointo Lyme Brook11 spills, 24 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 21.9 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 28.6 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 29.5 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.
Permission for 12 homesLand north of 453 Newcastle Road, Trent Vale, Stoke-on-Trent, ST4 6PE (other)
Jan 2022 1.5 km 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. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Battery storage
Hamptons Industrial Estate - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Feb 2026 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Feb 2026 4.1 km away
Running nearest: Keele University (solar farm, 1.5 km); Keele University (battery storage, 1.5 km); The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele University (wind farm, 2.4 km); Stoke-on-Trent EfW (energy from waste, 3.6 km); Noriker Power Staunch (battery storage, 4.0 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 650 m away
Minor
Norwich Place, Newcastle Under LymeHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.