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
6storm overflows within 2 km
406hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
102spill events counted
United Utilities
Red Brow Wood Cso (42076) (Sth0071)into Sankey Canal42 spills, 174 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
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10 Warwick Avenue Cso (42058)into Newton Brook40 spills, 137 hours in 2025
950 m away
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Lodge Lane Pumping Stationinto Ellams Brook,Trib Newton Brook13 spills, 94 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
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Wargrave Road Csointo Newton Brook5 spills, 1 hours in 2025
950 m away
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Mill Lane Cso 425e6into Newton Brook2 spills, 0 hours in 2025
400 m away
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Park Road Northinto Millingford (Newton) Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
44 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (34 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Newton Le Willows Health And Fitness - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Jan 2025 700 m away
Rooftop solar
Starbank Panel Products, Junction Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Oct 2022 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Bellerophon Way TescoApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2019 3.4 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2025 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Enviropax, Hall Wood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Units 2-4 Opus 9 Industrial Estate - Roof mounted solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2022 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Christeyns Food Hygiene, Cameron Court - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2024 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europa Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Lockheed Road, Burtonwood & Westbrook - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
City Plumbing, Lockheed Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
Jun 20245.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Poplar Avenue Icw Acorn Street, St HelensUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Acorn Street, St HelensUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 900 m away
Standard
Rob Lane, St HelensNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 350 m away
Standard
Hawthorn Avenue Icw Acorn Street, St HelensUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 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 17.6 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
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 23.6 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Newton-le-Willows: +39% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.2% in two years.
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 26.4 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.
application due April 2027 27.6 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.