What's changing near TA1 2QH
Within 2 km, around Taunton Holway & Lambrook in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
70new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
37homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Taunton Holway & Lambrook, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+17%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
39 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permissionJan 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permissionJan 2023
1.7 km away - Planning permissionOct 2022
1.9 km away - Planning permissionOct 2022
1.9 km away - New schoolJul 2020
1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
0in TA1 2QH 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
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
2spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Stoke Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Black Brook2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
400 m away - Wessex Water
Bridgwater Road Csointo Tributary Of The River Tone0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Wilton Orchard Car Park Csointo Gaol Stream Via Sws0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.9 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
18 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (69 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Rivergate House - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2023
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl - Solar Voltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jan 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Crown Industrial Estate, Venture Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
St Margarets Hospice, Heron Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2023
3.5 km away - Solar farm
Bull Street, Creech St Michael - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 34 MW
Jun 2025
3.7 km away - Solar farm
Ham Farm, Creech St Michael - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jun 2024
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Ham Farm, Creech St Michael - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Jun 2024
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Growth Technology Limited, Norton Fitzwarren - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2023
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Taunton Substation - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
5.5 km away - Battery storage
Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Apr 2023
5.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Normandy Drive, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major, planned
Calvados Road, TauntonUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Lisieux Way, TauntonUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
850 m away - Major
Lisieux Way, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 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
- Pre-applicationapplication due January 2027
15.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2013
22.8 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.
Running nearest: Taunton Racecourse (solar farm, 1.4 km); Fideoak Mills (battery storage, 5.5 km); Higher Knapp Farm (solar farm, 6.1 km); Montys Farm (solar farm, 6.7 km); Lower Marsh Farm (solar farm, 7.3 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.