What's changing near TA1 2RD
Within 2 km, around Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
18new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
37homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.3%like-for-like prices in Taunton Halcon & Monkton Heathfield, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+22%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-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.
9homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
1in TA1 2RD 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
7storm overflows within 2 km
664hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
74spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Priory Storm Tanksinto River Tone(S)33 spills, 336 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Priory Storm Tanksinto River Tone(S)19 spills, 175 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Hyde Lane Pumping Stationinto River Tone19 spills, 151 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
Taunton Market Csointo River Tone1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Wessex Water
Stoke Road Combined Sewer Overflowinto Black Brook2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Wessex Water
Bridgwater Road Csointo Tributary Of The River Tone0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Wessex Water
Maidenbrook Pumping Stationinto River Tone0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 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 8 running (51 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
600 m away - Rooftop solar
Hollywood Bowl - Solar Voltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jan 2022
1.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Crown Industrial Estate, Venture Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2023
1.9 km away - Solar farm
Bull Street, Creech St Michael - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 34 MW
Jun 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
St Margarets Hospice, Heron Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2023
3.6 km away - Solar farm
Ham Farm, Creech St Michael - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Jun 2024
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Ham Farm, Creech St Michael - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Jun 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Growth Technology Limited, Norton Fitzwarren - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Mar 2023
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Taunton Substation - Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jul 2022
5.6 km away - Battery storage
Hele Manor Farm, Bradford On Tone - Battery Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Apr 2023
6.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 10 of them major.
- Major
Lisieux Way, TauntonUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Calvados Road, TauntonUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major
Lisieux Way, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major
Normandy Drive, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Major
Charles Crescent, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Wordsworth Drive, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Orchard Way, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Orchard Way, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Blenheim Road, TauntonHighway repair and maintenance works · Somerset Council · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Major
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due January 2027
14.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2013
22.0 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, 2.2 km); Fideoak Mills (battery storage, 5.6 km); Higher Knapp Farm (solar farm, 5.6 km); Lower Marsh Farm (solar farm, 6.7 km); Montys Farm (solar farm, 6.7 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.