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
5storm overflows within 2 km
25hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
41spill events counted
United Utilities
58/64 Audley Road Csointo Valley Brook23 spills, 21 hours in 2025
600 m away
United Utilities
29 Cresswellshawe Rd A Cso 13567into Cresswellshawe Brk Via Sws12 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Hassall Rd Crewe Rd Cso 131qjinto Valley Brook4 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Audley Rd/Talke Rd Junction Csointo Trib Valley Brook Via Sws2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
900 m away
United Utilities
Tbcinto Culverted Section Of Valley Brook Via Surface Water Sewer0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
27 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (31 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
James T Blakeman Services, High Carr Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 710 kW
Mar 2026 5.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Forfarmers, Speedwell Road- Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jun 2023 5.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Churchill China Uk Limited, Marlborough Way, Sandyford - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jan 2022 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Churchill China Uk Limited, Marlborough Way, Sandyford - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Apr 2022 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Marlborough Works, High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jun 2022 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Advanced Packaging, Rosevale Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025 5.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradwell Hall Nursing Home, Old Hall Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2023 6.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Bradwell Hospital,Talke Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025 6.4 km away
Battery storage
Rubber and Allied ProductsApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
Dec 2017 6.5 km away
Battery storage
Hamptons Industrial Estate - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in
Feb 20266.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
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 12.3 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 18.1 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 19.0 km away
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 19.9 km away
Pre-application
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula
application due September 2027 22.9 km away
Decided
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 Alsager East: +33% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 60 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.1% in two years.
Tunstall Trade Park, Brownhills Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Feb 2024 6.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Crewe Hall Hotel, Weston Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Oct 2025 6.9 km away
Running nearest: Noriker Power Staunch (battery storage, 6.8 km); Arclid Sand Quarry - Solar Array (rooftop solar, 7.9 km); Maw Green Landfill Site (landfill gas, 9.0 km); Maw Green Landfill Site, Cheshire (Extension) (landfill gas, 9.0 km); The Low Carbon Energy Generation Project at Keele University (wind farm, 9.4 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.
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.