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
2storm overflows within 2 km
301hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
43 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (97 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Genesis Centre, Garrett Field - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Jan 2025 2.4 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2025 2.8 km away
Solar farm
Silver Lane, Risley - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 5 MW
Aug 2023 2.9 km away
Solar farm
Duckinfield Farm, Hurst Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 2026 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Britplas Commercial Windows, Kingsland Grange - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Oct 2025 4.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Units 2-4 Opus 9 Industrial Estate - Roof mounted solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
May 2022 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Christeyns Food Hygiene, Cameron Court - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2024 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Warrington Vehicle Centre, Hardwick Grange - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jun 2024 4.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Beamont Collegiate Academy, Long Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2026 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Mercedes Benz, Juniper Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 20225.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
application due 30 May 2025 20.4 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 20.9 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 Culcheth West & Croft: +31% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.0% 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 24.8 km away
Decided
Keuper Gas Storage ProjectUnderground Gas Storage Facilities · Holford Brinefield, approximately 3km north of Middlewich, Cheshire.
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.