What's changing near WF15 8AH
Within 2 km, around Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown in Kirklees. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
7new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Heckmondwike Town, Norristhorpe & Roberttown, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-17%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
3homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 59 m²
6since energy certificates began (2008)
0in WF15 8AH itself
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
604hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
100spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Huddersfield Stwinto River Calder & River Colne60 spills, 372 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Huddersfield Stwinto River Calder & River Colne40 spills, 231 hours in 2025
2.0 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
47 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Wesco Aircraft Emea, Leeds Road - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Huddersfield Audi, Leeds Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2025
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Aflex Hose, Dyson Wood Way - olar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ellis Hill Trading Estate, Leeds Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jul 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Aflex House, Dyson Wood Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 890 kW
Jan 2023
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Station Road - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Mar 2022
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Huddersfield Town Sports Academy, Leeds Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
United Anodisers, Red Doles Lane - Solar PanelsBeing built · 310 kW
Mar 2023
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Appleton Academy, Woodside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Nov 2024
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
John Smiths Stadium, Huddersfield Town - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Sept 2025
6.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Hartshead Lane, LiversedgeNew service connection · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Hartshead Lane, LiversedgeNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 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
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
24.6 km away - 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
28.8 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
28.8 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
29.2 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: Vine Street EfW (energy from waste, 6.1 km); Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 8.3 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 10.0 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.