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
150hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
30spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Birkenshaw Csointo Nutter Beck10 spills, 86 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Yorkshire Water
Timothy Lane Tank Csointo Howley Beck7 spills, 51 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Yorkshire Water
Birstall Csointo Smithies Beck12 spills, 11 hours in 2025
550 m away
Yorkshire Water
Helliwell Syke Csointo Helliwell Syke1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
700 m away
Yorkshire Water
Melton Street Csointo Carlinghow Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Yorkshire Water
Mayman Lane Tank Csointo Tributary Of Batley Carr0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
52 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Howden Clough Landfill, Howden Clough Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2026 2.1 km away
Battery storage
Former Howden Clough, Howden Clough Road - Battery UnitsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023 2.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit S, Gildersome Spur, Gildersome - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2022 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Stone Pits Lane, MorleyApproved, not yet built
Mar 2021 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Gildersome Spur - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2022 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Gelderd Road, Gildersome - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2022 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Railway Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026 4.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Wesco Aircraft Emea, Leeds Road - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2024 5.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Swaledale House, Weaverthorpe Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023 5.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 5.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
54 permitted works running now or planned, 34 of them major.
Major, planned
Chevins Close, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Jun 2027 0 m away
Major
Chevins Close, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Jun 2027 0 m away
Major, planned
Almond Way, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Jun 2027 50 m away
Major
Almond Way, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Jun 2027 50 m away
Major, planned
Intake Lane, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027 100 m away
Major, planned
Slade Walk, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Apr 2027 to Jun 2027 150 m away
Major, planned
Brownhill Road, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Apr 2027 to May 2027 200 m away
Major, planned
Upper Batley Lane, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Two-way signals
Apr 2027 to May 2027 250 m away
Major
Upper Batley Lane, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Two-way signals
Apr 2027 to May 2027 250 m away
Major, planned
Wren Hill, BatleyUtility 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.
application due June 2027 24.7 km away
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.
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 Birstall: +36% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.2% in two years.