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
20storm overflows within 2 km
1,445hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
340spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Spenborough Spsinto River Calder And River Spen51 spills, 426 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Yorkshire Water
Heckmondwike No 2 Csointo River Spen23 spills, 200 hours in 2025
37 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (16 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 1.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 1.6 km away
Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Station Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2022 3.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Wesco Aircraft Emea, Leeds Road - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2024 4.2 km away
Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026 4.8 km away
Solar farm
Howden Clough Landfill, Howden Clough Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2026 5.3 km away
Battery storage
Former Howden Clough, Howden Clough Road - Battery UnitsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023 5.4 km away
Solar farm
Lady Ings Farm, Middlestown - Solar Photovoltaic FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2022 5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
22 permitted works running now or planned, 17 of them major.
Major
Moorlands Road, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Major
Ashworth Green, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 350 m away
Major
Moorlands Avenue, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 350 m away
Major
Willans Road, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 400 m away
Major
Ashworth Road, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Feb 2027 450 m away
Major, planned
Hartley Grove, DewsburyUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 600 m away
Major, planned
Footpath Adjacent 117 Staincliffe Road To Moorcroft Drive, DewsburyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to May 2027 700 m away
Major
Footpath Adjacent 117 Staincliffe Road To Moorcroft Drive, DewsburyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to May 2027 700 m away
Major, planned
Moorcroft Drive, DewsburyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
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).
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.
Calderdale Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Walshaw Moor, on either side of the three Walshaw Dean Reservoirs in the Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire.
application due November 2026 29.7 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 Central & Westborough: +19% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.2% in two years.