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
5storm overflows within 2 km
546hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
125spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Sowgate Lane Csointo Wash Dike50 spills, 303 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Yorkshire Water
Sowgate Lane Csointo Wash Dike33 spills, 118 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Yorkshire Water
Ferrybridge Sps & Storm Tank Siteinto Fryston Beck18 spills, 75 hours in 2025
Crewe Avenue, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
Kirkhaw Lane, KnottingleyHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 650 m away
Major, planned
Redmayne Grove, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 900 m away
Major
Redmayne Grove, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 900 m away
Major
Road From County Boundary Ferrybridge To Brotherton Roundabout, BrothertonWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026 900 m away
Major, planned
Redmayne Grove, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027 950 m away
Major
Redmayne Grove, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027 950 m away
Major, planned
Eddystone Rise, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
Ferrybridge Next Generation Power StationGenerating Stations · Land at and within the vicinity of the former Ferrybridge C Power Station Site, Kirkhaw Lane, Ferrybridge, Knottingley, West Yorkshire – within the administrative area of Metropolitan District of Wakefield, and a land corridor extending eastwards into the administrative area of North Yorkshire Council.
application due June 2027 700 m away
Pre-application
Ferrybridge Carbon Capture and StorageOther Pipe-lines · The Ferrybridge Energy from Waste Carbon Capture and Storage project is located near Knottingley within the City of Wakefield in West Yorkshire and administrative area of the Wakefield Metropolitan DC. The site is located to the west of the River Aire and the east of the A1(M).
Light Valley SolarGenerating Stations · The Proposed Development includes seven land parcels (Sites 1-4 and 6-8) which are strategically situated in the rural expanse between Monk Fryston and Hillam, Hambleton and Escrick. Site 1 is the northernmost parcel, part of the Escrick Estate and is approximately 430m east of Escrick. The western parcels (Sites 2, 6, 7 and 8) situated to the east of South Milford and north-east of Monk Fryston are located close to the Milford Curve rail line and are characterised by arable landscape dotted with farm structures. The southern most parcels (Sites 3 and 4) are also characterised by arable landscape and are located to the east of Monk Fryston; with Site 4 being located just east of Birkin, on the northern edge of the River Aire.
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 Ferrybridge & West Knottingley: +39% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +3.2% in two years.
Southmoor Energy CentreApproved, not yet built · 26 MW
Sept 2014 4.3 km away
Solar farm
Weeland Road, Kellingley - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 10 MW
Oct 2024 4.3 km away
Running nearest: Kirkhaw Lane (battery storage, 750 m); Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) (energy from waste, 850 m); Ferrybridge Multifuel 1 (FM1) (energy from waste, 850 m); Kirkhaw Lane - Battery Storage Energy (battery storage, 1.0 km); Knottingley A (solar farm, 2.2 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.
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027 950 m away
Major
Eddystone Rise, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027 950 m away
Major, planned
Warren Avenue, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027 1000 m away
Major
Warren Avenue, KnottingleyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027 1000 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
application due in February 2026 6.5 km away
Decided
Eggborough CCGTGenerating Stations · Near Eggborough village, Selby District, North Yorkshire
decided Sept 2018 9.6 km away
Decided
Fenwick Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land off Lawn Lane to the South of the River Went, Fenwick, Doncaster
decided Feb 2026 14.6 km away
Decided
Helios Renewable Energy ProjectGenerating Stations · Land to the south west of the village of Camblesforth and to the north of the village of Hirst Court
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.