What's changing near SY5 8NT

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  17 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
  Sept 2026
  1.4 km away
• New homes
  8 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
  Aug 2026
  1.4 km away
• New homes
  15 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jul 2025
  Jul 2025
  1.1 km away
• New homes
  7 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Apr 2025
  Apr 2025
  1.7 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 76 homesLand At William Farr House, Mytton Oak Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 8XL (full planning permission)
  Feb 2024
  1.2 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 26 homesSite Of Radbrook College, Radbrook Road, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, SY3 9BJ (full planning permission)
  Jan 2023
  1.1 km away
• New school
  New school: The Keystone AcademyFree schools special, free schools special
  Sept 2022
  800 m away
• New school
  New school: Bettws LifehouseOther independent special school, other independent special school
  Aug 2022
  1.8 km away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 8 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Extended
  Lynedene, 133 m² → 179 m² (+46 m²)
  certificate 2023
• Extended
  Oak Cottage, 206 m² → 353 m² (+147 m²)
  certificate 2019

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

• Severn Trent Water
  Hookagate Pumping Stationinto Rea Brook24 spills, 220 hours in 2025
  1.9 km away
• Severn Trent Water
  Hanwood Sewage Pumping Stationinto Rea Brook9 spills, 44 hours in 2025
  1.7 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

11 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (62 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 750 kW
  Mar 2025
  1.6 km away
• Solar farm
  Royal Shrewsbury Hospital, Mytton Oak Road - Solar CanopyApproved, not yet built
  Aug 2025
  1.6 km away
• Solar farm
  Severn Hospice - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
  Sept 2024
  2.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Brassey Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Mar 2024
  3.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Shrewsbury College - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 650 kW
  Feb 2026
  4.8 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Caterpillar Factory, Lancaster Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
  Jan 2025
  5.4 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Benbow Business Park - Roof Monted Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Nov 2023
  6.5 km away
• Battery storage
  Battery Shrewsbury Substation, Uffington - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
  Feb 2025
  6.9 km away
• Battery storage
  Bridge Farm, Uffington - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
  Apr 2023
  6.9 km away
• Solar farm
  Berrington Farm - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
  May 2025
  7.3 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

• Decided
  Reinforcement to North Shropshire Electricity Distribution Network Electric Lines · From Oswestry Grid Substation to Wem Primary Substation
  decided Mar 2020
  18.0 km away
• Pre-application
  Green Gen Vyrnwy FranktonElectric Lines · From a substation approx 5km SW of Llanerfyl in Powys to a connection point near Lower Frankton.
  application due February 2027
  27.2 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 Shrewsbury Copthorne & Bowbrook: +25% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 60 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +0.4% in two years.
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