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
7storm overflows within 2 km
420hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
111spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Portobello Spsinto Pugney'S Drain27 spills, 134 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
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Standbridge Lane Csointo Owler Beck41 spills, 114 hours in 2025
650 m away
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Montague Street Csointo Oakenshaw Beck19 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Yorkshire Water
Shay Lane Sewage Pumping Stationinto Drain Beck9 spills, 60 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Yorkshire Water
Pledwick Csointo Owler Beck Via Surface Wtr Sw12 spills, 9 hours in 2025
700 m away
Yorkshire Water
Newmillerdam Csointo Owler Beck/Newmillerdam2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Yorkshire Water
Denby Dale Road Csointo Tributary Of The River Calder1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
Woolgreaves Drive, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 350 m away
Major, planned
Chevet Lane, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 450 m away
Major
Chevet Lane, WakefieldHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 450 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).
application due February 2028 15.4 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.
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 Sandal: +34% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.5% in two years.
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane - Solar CarportPlanning application in · 300 kW
Jun 2026 5.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023 5.4 km away
Running nearest: Premier Foods Bakery, Fish Dam Lane - Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.9 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.8 km); Barnsley 1.5 (biomass, 9.3 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.
application due in February 2026 22.3 km away
Decided
Eggborough CCGTGenerating Stations · Near Eggborough village, Selby District, North 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.