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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
31 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (83 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Landfill gas
Langthwaite Road - Gas Powered EnginePlanning application in · 2 MW
Jan 2021 650 m away
Solar farm
Langthwaite Road, South Kirkby - Solar PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Mar 2022 700 m away
Rooftop solar
Data Drive, South Kirkby - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Sept 2023 1.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Elmsall Way, South Elmsall - Solar PanelsBeing built · 3 MW
Sept 2022 3.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Finlay Beverages, Elmsall Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2024 3.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Burntwood Sports & Leisure Centre, Common Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2025 3.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco Superstore, Market Street - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 420 kW
Apr 2026 3.4 km away
Solar farm
Moorhouse Grange, Moorhouse Lane - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 30 MW
Aug 2025 3.5 km away
Battery storage
Moorhouse Grange, Moorhouse Lane - Battery EnergyPlanning application in
Aug 2025 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Upton Primary School, Waggon Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 230 kW
Oct 2025 3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
Major
Crawley Avenue, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Major, planned
Brierley Crescent, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Brierley Crescent, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Beacon View, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Major
Onward Way Langthwaite Industrial Estate, PontefractHighway repair and maintenance works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Road closure
May 2025 to Apr 2028 650 m away
Major, planned
Carr Lane, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major
Carr Lane, PontefractUtility repair and maintenance works · NORTHERN GAS NETWORKS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Standard
White Apron Street, PontefractHighway improvement works · CITY OF WAKEFIELD METROPOLITAN DISTRICT COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
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 14.0 km away
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).
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.
application due in February 2026 18.8 km away
Pre-examination
Whitestone Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Approximately 8km east of Rotherham, within the administrative areas of the City of Doncaster Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.
application due June 2026 23.5 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.