What's changing near SY13 1RJ
Within 2 km, around Whitchurch in Shropshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
233new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
91homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Whitchurch, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.0%)
-11%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
45 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
30 new homes completed4 flats, 26 houses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
500 m away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025
400 m away - New homes
71 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
600 m away - Planning permissionAug 2024
550 m away - Planning permissionFeb 2024
500 m away - Planning permission
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
14since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SY13 1RJ itself
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
3storm overflows within 2 km
88hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
78spill events counted
- Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Bargates No 2174 Csointo Tributary Of Red Brook46 spills, 49 hours in 2025
950 m away - Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Jubilee Park No 3175 Csointo Staggs Brook14 spills, 25 hours in 2025
850 m away - Dwr Cymru Welsh Water
Smallbrook No 2177 Csointo Staggs Brook18 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.2 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
10 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (78 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Superstore And Premises, London Road - Solar SystemPlanning application in · 360 kW
Aug 2024
1000 m away - Solar farm
Belton Farm, Belton - Solar Pv SystemBeing built · 2 MW
Apr 2024
2.0 km away - Solar farm
The Beeches, Alkington - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 15 MW
Feb 2022
5.7 km away - Battery storage
Chads Farm - Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 522 MW
Feb 2022
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Highbury Poultry Farm Produce, Manor House Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Nov 2022
6.0 km away - Solar farm
Highbury Poultry Produce, Manor House Lane - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jan 2023
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Smeaton Wood Farm, Pinsley Green Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Feb 2025
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
TB Electrics, Sandford - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Aug 2025
9.1 km away - Solar farm
Lower Heath Farm, Lower Heath - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 560 kW
Jun 2025
9.4 km away
Running nearest: Broughall Fields Farm (anaerobic digestion, 950 m); Hadley Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.4 km); Bubney Farm (solar farm, 3.6 km); Bubney Farm (battery storage, 3.6 km); Twemlows (solar farm, 3.9 km).
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Bridgewater Street, WhitchurchHighway improvement works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Newport Road, WhitchurchHighway improvement works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Egerton Place, WhitchurchHighway improvement works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
550 m away - Minor
A525 Waymills Roundabout, WhitchurchHighway improvement works · SHROPSHIRE COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Bargates, WhitchurchUtility asset works · WELSH WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
- Decideddecided Jul 2017
18.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2020
19.6 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
24.8 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.