What's changing near WF12 7QD
Within 2 km, around Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton in Kirklees. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
314new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
34homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.4%like-for-like prices in Shaw Cross & Hanging Heaton, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
46 new homes completed18 flats, 28 houses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
55 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
31 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.4 km away
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
41since energy certificates began (2008)
2in WF12 7QD itself
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2021
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
273hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
117spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Warwick Road No2 Csointo Batley Beck69 spills, 188 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Railway Street (B To D) Csointo River Calder13 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.4 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wood Street Dewsbury Csointo Dewsbury Beck11 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Upper Road Csointo Batley Carr Dyke Culverted17 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Well Lane Csointo Batley Beck4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.1 km away - Yorkshire Water
Batley Grange Road Csointo Greenhill Dike Culverted2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Yorkshire Water
Syke Ing No 2 Csointo Chickenley Beck1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Yorkshire Water
Batley Mount Street Csointo Batley Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.1 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
39 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Railway Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026
2.8 km away - Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023
4.8 km away - Solar farm
Howden Clough Landfill, Howden Clough Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2026
4.9 km away - Battery storage
Former Howden Clough, Howden Clough Road - Battery UnitsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
5.0 km away - Solar farm
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Station Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2022
5.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Moor Park Court, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Fairfield Terrace, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
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). application due February 2028
21.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
21.8 km away - 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
22.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
25.2 km away - Examination
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.
Running nearest: Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 2.4 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.2 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.
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.