What's changing near WF12 9NY

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Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
  Apr 2026
  1.5 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025
  Nov 2025
  1.8 km away
• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025
  Oct 2025
  2.0 km away
• New homes
  7 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
  Jul 2025
  2.0 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 6 homes5-9, High Road, Earlsheaton, WF12 8AZ (other)
  Oct 2024
  1.5 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 6 homesThe Principal, Northgate, Dewsbury, WF13 1DT (full planning permission)
  Mar 2024
  1.6 km away
• New school
  New school: Eastborough AcademyAcademy sponsor led, primary
  Mar 2024
  1.7 km away
• School closed
  School closed: Institute of Islamic EducationOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
  Jan 2023
  450 m away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 7 homesSunnyside Care Home, 6-8, Oxford Road, Dewsbury, WF13 4LN (full planning permission)
  Nov 2022
  2.0 km away

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Falcon Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Old Mill View: 1 home extended since 2021
• Victoria Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Hillcrest Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Caledonian Road: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  35, Selbourne Road87 m² → 204 m² (+117 m²)
  certificate 2014
• Extended
  49, Selbourne Road55 m² → 80 m² (+25 m²)
  certificate 2014

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

• Yorkshire Water
  Spenborough Spsinto River Calder And River Spen51 spills, 426 hours in 2025
  1.1 km away
• Yorkshire Water
  Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto Calder41 spills, 225 hours in 2025
  750 m away
• Yorkshire Water
  Thornhill Dewsbury No1 Csointo River Calder36 spills, 173 hours in 2025
  1.2 km away
• Yorkshire Water
  Ravens Huddersfield Rd Csointo River Calder27 spills, 122 hours in 2025
  650 m away
• Yorkshire Water
  Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto River Calder21 spills, 85 hours in 2025
  650 m away
• Yorkshire Water
  Thornhill Syphon Csointo River Calder16 spills, 67 hours in 2025
  1.2 km away
• Yorkshire Water
  Not Matched In Ea Consents Databaseinto Not Matched In Ea Consents Database11 spills, 56 hours in 2025
  650 m away
• Yorkshire Water
  Brewery Lane Csointo Culverted Trib Of River Calder14 spills, 51 hours in 2025
  350 m 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

38 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Rooftop solar
  Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
  Aug 2023
  300 m away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys, Railway Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
  Apr 2026
  1.3 km away
• Solar farm
  Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
  May 2026
  2.2 km away
• Battery storage
  Station Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
  Mar 2022
  3.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Nov 2023
  3.4 km away
• Solar farm
  Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
  Nov 2022
  4.0 km away
• Solar farm
  Low Farm, Flockton - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
  Aug 2022
  4.2 km away
• Battery storage
  Low Farm, Flockton - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
  Aug 2022
  4.2 km away
• Solar farm
  Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
  May 2026
  4.3 km away
• Solar farm
  New Hall Farm, New Hall Lane - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 22 MW
  Jun 2025
  4.7 km away
• Rooftop solar

Road and street works within 1 km

17 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major
  Fall Lane, DewsburyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
  Jan 2027 to Apr 2027
  850 m away
• Major
  Thornhill Road, DewsburyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
  Jan 2027 to Apr 2027
  850 m away
• Major
  Thornhill Road, DewsburyWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Multi-way signals
  May 2026 to Oct 2026
  850 m away
• Minor
  Savile Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  150 m away
• Minor
  Thornhill Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  200 m away
• Minor
  Station Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  200 m away
• Minor
  Forge Lane, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  200 m away
• Minor
  Caledonian Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  300 m away
• Minor
  Headfield Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  450 m away
• Minor

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
  23.4 km away
• Decided
  Ferrybridge Multifuel 2 (FM2) Power StationGenerating Stations · Former Golf Course, Stranglands Lane, Knottingley
  decided Oct 2015
  23.5 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
  23.7 km away
• Decided
  Knottingley Power ProjectGenerating Stations · Former Oxiris Chemical Works, Knottingley
  decided Mar 2015
  26.7 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.

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 Dewsbury Savile Town & Thornhill Lees: +35% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.6% in two years.
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