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
East Lancashire Road, LowtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Standard
Church Lane, LowtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Standard
Newton Road, LowtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Standard
Newton Road, LowtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Standard
Kenyon Lane, LowtonDiversionary works · SP Electricity North West · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Standard
Spawell Close, LowtonNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 950 m away
Minor
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 19.3 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Church Lane, LowtonUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Other 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
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 28.3 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
decided Mar 2017 29.1 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.