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
1storm overflows within 2 km
13hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
2spill events counted
United Utilities
Mill Lane (Golborne) Csointo Newton Brook2 spills, 13 hours in 2025
37 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (58 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 2.7 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2025 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Starbank Panel Products, Junction Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Oct 2022 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Units 2-4 Opus 9 Industrial Estate - Roof mounted solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2022 4.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Christeyns Food Hygiene, Cameron Court - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2024 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Enviropax, Hall Wood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026 5.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Bellerophon Way TescoApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2019 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Poundland Distribution Centre,Three Sisters Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2022 5.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Genesis Centre, Garrett Field - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jan 2025 5.6 km away
Solar farm
Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 20265.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard
Stone Cross Lane North, LowtonHighway repair and maintenance works · WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 900 m away
Minor
Newton Road, LowtonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 1000 m away
Minor
Newton Road, LowtonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 1000 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 18.3 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
application due 30 May 2025 20.6 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 23.5 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 Lowton: +38% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 90 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +3.9% in two years.
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 27.5 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 28.3 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.