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
31hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
14spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Haigh Hall Csointo Hey Beck14 spills, 31 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Yorkshire Water
Tigley Cso, Tingleyinto Denshaw Beck0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
65 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (25 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 3.7 km away
Battery storage
Former Howden Clough, Howden Clough Road - Battery UnitsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Apr 2023 3.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Stone Pits Lane, MorleyApproved, not yet built
Mar 2021 4.1 km away
Solar farm
Owlers Farm, Wakefield Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
May 2026 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit S, Gildersome Spur, Gildersome - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2022 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Gildersome Spur - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2022 4.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Cockburn School, Gipsy Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Nov 2025 4.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Gelderd Road, Gildersome - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Feb 2022 4.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Ossett Health Village, Kingsway - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2023 4.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Railway Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Apr 2026 4.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major
Hesketh Lane, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Dewsbury Road, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Standard
Westerton Road, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 800 m away
Standard
Turner Drive, WakefieldNew service connection · NORTHERN POWERGRID (YORKSHIRE) PLC · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Minor
Wharfedale Rise, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · YORKSHIRE WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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
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 Tingley West & West Ardsley: +36% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.3% in two years.
Sharp Lane Primary School, Sharp Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2023 4.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Unit 11, Albert Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Jul 2023 4.9 km away
Running nearest: Soothills Landfill (landfill gas, 1.3 km); Haigh Hall Solar Farm (solar farm, 1.4 km); LVF Packaging - Solar Panel (rooftop solar, 7.7 km); TF and JH Braime Holdings Factory (rooftop solar, 7.9 km); Knostrop WWTW AD (anaerobic digestion, 8.0 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.
application due in February 2026 26.2 km away
Decided
Yorkshire GREENElectric Lines · Approximately 2km to the north west of York, extending 36km south to Monk Fryston substation
decided Mar 2024 28.2 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.