What's changing near TA6 6DS
Within 2 km, around Bridgwater South in Somerset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
55new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.3%like-for-like prices in Bridgwater South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended 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. 15 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
1in TA6 6DS 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
5storm overflows within 2 km
81hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
49spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Taunton Road Psinto River Parrett(Tidal)(E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North15 spills, 34 hours in 2025
550 m away - Wessex Water
Colley Lane Pumping Stationinto River Parrett(E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North11 spills, 28 hours in 2025
700 m away - Wessex Water
East Quay Pumping Stationinto River Parrett (E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North22 spills, 15 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Wessex Water
West Quay Psinto River Parrett (E) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North1 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Blake Gardens Psinto River Parrett (Estuarine) · near bathing water: Burnham Jetty North0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 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
13 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (76 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Novolex, Brue Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Aug 2025
700 m away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Broadway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Feb 2024
850 m away - Energy from waste
Showground RoadBeing built · 8 MW
Jul 2019
1.3 km away - Energy from waste
Showground Road, Bridgwater Energy Recovery FacilityPlanning application in · 8 MW
Oct 2020
1.3 km away - Battery storage
Summerway Drove, East Bower - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 90 MW
Feb 2025
2.7 km away - Solar farm
Saltlands Avenue - Solar ParksPlanning application in · 9 MW
Jan 2022
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Saltlands Avenue -Battery StoragePlanning application in
Jan 2022
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Butcombe Beer Store, The Polden Business Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Mar 2023
4.1 km away - Solar farm
Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2022
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Impens Farm - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
4.2 km away - Solar farm
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-applicationapplication due January 2027
9.9 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2013
13.4 km away - Pre-application
Hinkley Point C Connection Project Material ChangeElectric Lines · The Project proposes permanent access infrastructure for the purpose of maintenance access and operation at locations between Bridgwater and Seabank, in the administrative boundaries of Bristol City, North Somerset, Somerset and South Gloucestershire Councils. application due January 2028
27.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2016
28.9 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2021
29.4 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: Park Wall Solar Park (solar farm, 2.2 km); Cobbs Cross Solar Park (solar farm, 2.5 km); Summerway Drove (solar farm, 2.6 km); Horsey Levels - Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.2 km); Puriton Solar Farm (solar farm, 6.9 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.