What's changing near WF12 9QH
Within 2 km, around Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown in Kirklees. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
21new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
28homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.2%like-for-like prices in Dewsbury Moor Lower & Westtown, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permissionOct 2024
1.7 km away - Planning permissionMar 2024
1.4 km away - New schoolMar 2024
1.6 km away - School closed
School closed: Institute of Islamic EducationOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jan 2023
850 m away - Planning permissionNov 2022
1.6 km away - Planning permissionSept 2021
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 9 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 155 m²
32since energy certificates began (2008)
2in WF12 9QH itself
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2011
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
19storm overflows within 2 km
1,440hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
300spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Spenborough Spsinto River Calder And River Spen51 spills, 426 hours in 2025
650 m away - Yorkshire Water
Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto Calder41 spills, 225 hours in 2025
900 m away - Yorkshire Water
Thornhill Dewsbury No1 Csointo River Calder36 spills, 173 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Yorkshire Water
Ravens Huddersfield Rd Csointo River Calder27 spills, 122 hours in 2025
350 m away - Yorkshire Water
Dewsbury Moor Csointo River Spen (Via Public Sewer)38 spills, 87 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Yws Unknown Sites Defaultinto River Calder21 spills, 85 hours in 2025
400 m away - Yorkshire Water
Fir Cottage Csointo River Calder7 spills, 69 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Yorkshire Water
Thornhill Syphon Csointo River Calder16 spills, 67 hours in 2025
1.8 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
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
1.4 km away - Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Station Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2022
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Wesco Aircraft Emea, Leeds Road - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2024
4.3 km away - Solar farm
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022
4.6 km away - Solar farm
Low Farm, Flockton - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2022
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Low Farm, Flockton - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
4.7 km away - Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026
4.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
19 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
300 m away - Major
Thornhill Road, DewsburyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Apr 2027
300 m away - Major
Thornhill Road, DewsburyWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Multi-way signals
May 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Standard
Mill Street West, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
St John Walk, DewsburyNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Minor
Savile Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Caledonian Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Thornhill Road, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Forge Lane, DewsburyHighway repair and maintenance works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away
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
23.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
23.9 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
24.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
27.1 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.
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, 4.8 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.7 km); Vine Street EfW (energy from waste, 9.4 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.