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
1storm overflows within 2 km
96hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
19spill events counted
Yorkshire Water
Sharlston (Gin Lane) Spsinto Went Beck19 spills, 96 hours in 2025
West Lane, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 450 m away
Major
Church Close, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
Weeland Road, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jan 2027600 m away
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 10.1 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 Streethouse & Sharlston Common: +39% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 80 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +2.3% in two years.
Fieldhead Hospital, Ouchthorpe Lane - Solar CarportPlanning application in · 300 kW
Jun 2026 6.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Headways, Unit 3 - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2024 6.2 km away
Running nearest: South Kirkby Business Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.9 km); Premier Foods Bakery, Fish Dam Lane - Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.6 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.
Major
Weeland Road, WakefieldUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Jan 2027 600 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
application due in February 2026 17.0 km away
Decided
Eggborough CCGTGenerating Stations · Near Eggborough village, Selby District, North Yorkshire
Helios Renewable Energy ProjectGenerating Stations · Land to the south west of the village of Camblesforth and to the north of the village of Hirst Court
decided Dec 2025 25.6 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.