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
6storm overflows within 2 km
767hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
116spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Caldervale (Wakefield) Stwinto River Calder47 spills, 511 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Yorkshire Water
Thornes Lane Wharfe Csointo River Calder30 spills, 123 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Yorkshire Water
Kirkgate Chantry Bridge Csointo River Calder Via Pumped Outlet23 spills, 82 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Yorkshire Water
Wrenthorpe Csointo Balne Beck16 spills, 51 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Yorkshire Water
Clayton Hill Csointo Culverted Trib Of Chald Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Yorkshire Water
New Scarborough Csointo Alverthorpe Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
41 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (11 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Pinderfields General Hospital, Aberford Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025 550 m away
Solar farm
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane - Solar CarportPlanning application in · 300 kW
Jun 2026 950 m away
Rooftop solar
Buzz Bingo, Denby Dale Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 150 kW
Jun 2026 1.0 km away
Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Jul 2022 2.7 km away
Battery storage
Neil Fox Way - Battery StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Aug 2025 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Carshop Wakefield, Calder Island Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Dec 2025 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Vehicle Testing Station, Patrick Green - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Oct 2025 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark Wakefield Motorstore, Peel Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Headways, Unit 3 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2024 4.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major, planned
Stanley Road, WakefieldUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Stanley Road, WakefieldUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Major
Kirkgate, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Major
Thompsons Yard, WakefieldOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Major, planned
Park Lodge Lane, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 m away
Standard
Marsh Way, WakefieldOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Standard
Upper Warrengate, WakefieldUtility asset works · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Immediate - urgent
Marsh Way, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Jun 2026 to Mar 2027 500 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).
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.
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 Wakefield Central: +26% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 60 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -5.7% in two years.
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.