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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
53 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (44 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Lea Green Business Park, Eurolink - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Jul 2025 500 m away
Rooftop solar
Lea Green Business Park, Eurolink - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 550 kW
Jun 2024 550 m away
Battery storage
Sutton Manor - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Sept 2022 700 m away
Rooftop solar
Mere Grange, Leaside - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jun 2025 900 m away
Rooftop solar
The Sutton Academy, Elton Head Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Sept 2025 1.3 km away
Hydrogen
St Helens Green Hydrogen FacilityApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
May 2025 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Whiston Hospital, Warrington Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2025 2.4 km away
Energy from waste
Sutton Heath RoadApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Mar 2017 2.5 km away
Battery storage
Biffa Electricity Generating Compound, Burtonhead Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2022 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Renault, Delphwood Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026 2.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
Minor
Lowfield Lane, St HelensUtility repair and maintenance works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 800 m away
Minor
James Roby Way, St HelensHighway repair and maintenance works · ST. HELENS COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 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 11.2 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
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 16.9 km away
Pre-application
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.
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 25.4 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 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.