What's changing near WF17 7PE
Within 2 km, around Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant in Kirklees. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
180new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
47homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.9%like-for-like prices in Batley Carr & Mount Pleasant, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.0%)
-1%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
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
650 m away - New homes
46 new homes completed18 flats, 28 houses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
55 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.9 km away - Planning permissionMar 2025
1.4 km away - Planning permissionFeb 2025
650 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.5 km away - New schoolJul 20241.7 km away
4homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 38 m²
55since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WF17 7PE 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
10storm overflows within 2 km
275hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
110spill events counted
- Yorkshire Water
Warwick Road No2 Csointo Batley Beck69 spills, 188 hours in 2025
750 m away - Yorkshire Water
Timothy Lane Tank Csointo Howley Beck7 spills, 51 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Wood Street Dewsbury Csointo Dewsbury Beck11 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Yorkshire Water
Upper Road Csointo Batley Carr Dyke Culverted17 spills, 14 hours in 2025
700 m away - Yorkshire Water
Well Lane Csointo Batley Beck4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
750 m away - Yorkshire Water
Batley Grange Road Csointo Greenhill Dike Culverted2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Yorkshire Water
Field Laneinto Tributary Of Batley Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
700 m away - Yorkshire Water
Batley Mount Street Csointo Batley Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
750 m 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
45 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 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
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Calder Textiles, Dewsbury Mills - Solar Photovoltaic EquipmentApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
3.0 km away - Solar farm
Howden Clough Landfill, Howden Clough Road - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2026
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Former Howden Clough, Howden Clough Road - Battery UnitsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Dewsbury Sewage, Clough Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
May 2026
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Wesco Aircraft Emea, Leeds Road - Solar PhotovoltaicApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Apr 2024
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit S, Gildersome Spur, Gildersome - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2022
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Stone Pits Lane, MorleyApproved, not yet built
Mar 2021
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Gildersome Spur - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2022
4.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 8 of them major.
- Major
Mount Street, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
600 m away - Major, planned
Peel Avenue, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
800 m away - Major
Peel Avenue, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
800 m away - Major, planned
Mayman Close, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Apr 2027 to May 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Mayman Lane, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Upper Commercial Street, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Upper Commercial Street, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
850 m away - Major
Back Station Road, BatleyHighway improvement works · KIRKLEES COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Feb 2027
1000 m away - Standard
Springfield Avenue, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Mar 2027
750 m away - Standard
Mayman Close, BatleyUtility asset works · YORKSHIRE WATER · Multi-way signals
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
23.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2015
23.3 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
23.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2015
26.7 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. application due November 2026
29.3 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, 2.8 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.4 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.