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
9storm overflows within 2 km
844hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
155spill events counted
United Utilities
West End/ Wharf Road Cso 425f3into Sankey Brook35 spills, 486 hours in 2025
500 m away
United Utilities
Red Brow Wood Cso (42076) (Sth0071)into Sankey Canal42 spills, 174 hours in 2025
41 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Starbank Panel Products, Junction Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Oct 2022 1.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Bellerophon Way TescoApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2019 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Newton Le Willows Health And Fitness - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Jan 2025 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Enviropax, Hall Wood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Lockheed Road, Burtonwood & Westbrook - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
City Plumbing, Lockheed Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
Jun 2024 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Dominos Pizza, Skyline Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Feb 2023 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
St Helens Rugby League Stadium, Peasley Cross Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Jan 2023 4.4 km away
Rooftop solar
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Jul 2025 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Nov 2025 4.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor
Pennington Lane, WarringtonUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Minor
Earle Street, St HelensOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · ST. HELENS COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 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
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north).
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
application due Dec 2027 17.5 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
Fairchild Road, Burtonwood & Westbrook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2023 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europa Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025 4.6 km away
Running nearest: Amazon Omega Business Park (rooftop solar, 5.0 km); Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.2 km); Warrington Home Solar Scheme (rooftop solar, 8.1 km); PROMISED LAND FARM (wind farm, 8.5 km); Arpley Landfill Scheme 'A' (landfill gas, 9.0 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.
Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east.
application due January 2028 23.7 km away
Pre-application
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula
application due September 2027 24.4 km away
Pre-application
Keuper Underground Gas Storage Facility Material Change 1Underground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, Cheshire, approximately 3km due West of the M6 and 3km North of Junction 18. This area is bounded to the west by the A530 (King Street) and to the east by the B5081.The Gas Processing Plant (GPP) will be located approximately 369886 East, 370226 North.
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.