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
6storm overflows within 2 km
362hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
92spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Birches Head Road Csointo Tributary Of River Trent39 spills, 337 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Northwood Prime St-Cardwell St Csointo Tributary Of The Caldon Canal21 spills, 18 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Chell Heath Road Csointo Tributary Of Ford Green Brook25 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Severn Trent Water
Rose Street Csointo Tributary Of The Caldon Canal5 spills, 1 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 21.8 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 26.8 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 27.8 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 Cobridge & Central Forest: +32% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 80 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.3% in two years.
School closed: Foundation Bridge AcademyOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2020 900 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Brown Edge - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2025 3.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradwell Hall Nursing Home, Old Hall Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2023 4.2 km away
Running nearest: Noriker Power Staunch (battery storage, 4.7 km); Stoke-on-Trent EfW (energy from waste, 6.0 km); Screwfix Direct (rooftop solar, 7.5 km); Keele University (solar farm, 7.6 km); Keele University (battery storage, 7.6 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.
Major, planned
East Crescent, Stoke-On-TrentUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 950 m away
Standard
Hanley Road, Stoke-On-TrentUtility asset works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Standard
Chertsey Place, Stoke-On-TrentUtility asset works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.