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
3hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
5spill events counted
Northumbrian Water
Cso At Rear Of Holly Houseinto Stream Trib Of Hartlepool Bay4 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Northumbrian Water
Coniscliffe Road Csointo Burn Valley Beck1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away
Northumbrian Water
Clifton Lodge Csointo Tributary Of The North Sea0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
25 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (33 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Worset Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2021 1.6 km away
Solar farm
The University Hospital Of Hartlepool, Holdforth Road - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 610 kW
Apr 2025 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
The University Hospital Of Hartlepool, Holdforth Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Mar 2025 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Lynnfield Primary School, Grosvenor Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 190 kW
Oct 2025 1.8 km away
Rooftop solar
St Hilds C Of E School, King Oswy Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 560 kW
Nov 2025 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Clarence Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Apr 2022 2.3 km away
Battery storage
Worset Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jan 2023 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Stockton Street - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
Nov 2023 2.5 km away
Wind farm
Nelson Farm, Nelson Farm Lane - Wind TurbineApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Aug 2025 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Omya UK Limited, Middleton Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Dec 2024 3.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major
Cresswell Road, HartlepoolUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Major
Serpentine Road, HartlepoolUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Major
Park Mews, HartlepoolUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Priority working
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
Minor
Peakston Close, HartlepoolUtility asset works · BT · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 200 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-application
H2NorthEast (H2NE)Other Pipe-lines · The project is to be located on Seal Sands, within the administrative boundary of Stockton Borough Council and Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council. The proposed hydrogen distribution pipeline will link from the Hydrogen Production Facility to Cowpen Bewley to the west (approximately 7km in length) and Wilton to the east (approximately 10km in length). The total length of the three customer spur pipelines is around 2.6km.
Lighthouse Green Fuels ProjectGenerating Stations · Land within the boroughs of Stockton-on-Tees and Redcar and Cleveland, Teesside. The proposed Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) production site (the ‘Main Site’) is located on the north bank of the River Tees, south of Seal Sands Road.
application due September 2026 10.5 km away
Decided
The Net Zero Teesside ProjectGenerating Stations · Land at and in the vicinity of Teesworks, Redcar, Teesside, TS10 5QW
decided Feb 2024 11.5 km away
Decided
Tees CCPPGenerating Stations · Site of the former Teesside Power Station; Greystone Road, Grangetown, Middlesbrough, TS6 8JF
J and B Recycling, Thomlinson Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 940 kW
Feb 2026 3.3 km away
Battery storage
Whelley Hill Farm, Worset Lane - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Dec 2023 3.6 km away
Running nearest: High Volts Wind Farm (wind farm, 3.5 km); Dean Group Business Park - Hartlepool (anaerobic digestion, 5.7 km); Land at Bluehouse Farm (solar farm, 6.9 km); Red Gap Moor Wind Farm (wind farm, 7.0 km); Stob House Farm (solar farm, 7.4 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.
Generating Stations · North of Darlington
decided Jul 2025 18.7 km away
Pre-application
East Coast Hydrogen Teesside PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A linear route from hydrogen producers in Teesside east to Skinningrove (Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council) and west to Newton Aycliffe (Durham County Council) via Cowpen Bewley, with spurs to off takers branching off the main route of the pipeline including north towards Hartlepool (Hartlepool Borough Council).
application due February 2028 26.2 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.