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
12storm overflows within 2 km
682hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
197spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Waterton Road Csointo Gill Syke56 spills, 159 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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Portobello Spsinto Pugney'S Drain27 spills, 134 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
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Thornes Lane Wharfe Csointo River Calder30 spills, 123 hours in 2025
500 m away
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Montague Street Csointo Oakenshaw Beck19 spills, 103 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
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Kirkgate Chantry Bridge Csointo River Calder Via Pumped Outlet23 spills, 82 hours in 2025
700 m away
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Whinney Moor Pub House Csointo Tributary Of The River Calder26 spills, 49 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
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Agbrigg Garage Csointo Oakenshaw Beck9 spills, 24 hours in 2025
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 950 m away
Major
Kirkgate, WakefieldHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 1000 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 Thornes: +32% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.7% 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.