What's changing near WA5 8QB
Within 2 km, around Callands & Old Hall in Warrington. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
110new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.1%like-for-like prices in Callands & Old Hall, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.9%)
+18%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
2.0 km away - New school
New school: The Empower AcademyOther independent special school, other independent special school
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WA5 8QB itself
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
491hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
101spill events counted
- United Utilities
Longshaw Street Cso (48066)into Sankey Brook12 spills, 125 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Bewsey Bridge Pumping Stationinto Sankey Brook9 spills, 112 hours in 2025
700 m away - United Utilities
Bewsey Bridge Cso (Bewsy)into Sankey Brook15 spills, 79 hours in 2025
700 m away - United Utilities
Thewlis Street Csointo River Mersey37 spills, 58 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - United Utilities
Thornton Road Depot Cso 482u7into Sankey Brook15 spills, 49 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - United Utilities
4 Tavlin Avenue Csointo Dallam Brook Via Sws6 spills, 39 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - United Utilities
Highfield Avenue Csointo Trib Whittle Brook Via Sws6 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - United Utilities
Warrington Road Wa5 2jl Csointo Whittle Brook1 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
44 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (61 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Warrington Teaching Hospital, Lovely Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
May 2026
950 m away - Rooftop solar
Halliwell Jones Stadium, Winwick Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Automobiles, Europa Boulevard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairchild Road, Burtonwood & Westbrook - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Beamont Collegiate Academy, Long Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jan 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Dominos Pizza, Skyline Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Feb 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 7 MW
Jul 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Hut Group, Skyline Drive - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Nov 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Christeyns Food Hygiene, Cameron Court - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Dec 2024
2.9 km away - Solar farm
Haweswater Car Park - Solar CanopyApproved, not yet built · 870 kW
Oct 20243.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Washington Drive, WarringtonRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Minor
Gregory Close, WarringtonRemedial works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 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). application due May 2027
6.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due Dec 2027
11.1 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
13.0 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2014
16.0 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
18.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2015
19.7 km away
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Warrington Home Solar Scheme (rooftop solar, 1.8 km); Amazon Omega Business Park (rooftop solar, 2.6 km); Arpley Landfill Scheme 'A' (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Arpley Landfill Scheme 'B' (landfill gas, 3.1 km); Daresbury Science Park - Solar Array (solar farm, 5.9 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.
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.