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
6storm overflows within 2 km
222hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
101spill events counted
United Utilities
Lodge Lane Pumping Stationinto Ellams Brook,Trib Newton Brook13 spills, 94 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
United Utilities
Cleveland Drive Csointo Millingford Brook35 spills, 56 hours in 2025
44 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (46 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Enviropax, Hall Wood Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Mar 2026 1.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Poundland Distribution Centre,Three Sisters Road - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Sept 2022 2.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Newton Le Willows Health And Fitness - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Jan 2025 2.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Bellerophon Way TescoApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
May 2019 2.9 km away
Rooftop solar
Starbank Panel Products, Junction Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Oct 2022 4.0 km away
Battery storage
Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Feb 2025 4.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Wigan Investment Centre - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2021 6.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Westgate House, Green Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jul 2024 6.3 km away
Battery storage
Orrell Street Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026 6.5 km away
Anaerobic digestion
Winwick Link Road, Winwick - Anaerobic Digestion FacilityPlanning application in · 1 MW
Jul 2025 6.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
16 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
Major, planned
Heath Road, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Major
Heath Road, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Major, planned
Ashton Heath, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 400 m away
Major
Ashton Heath, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 400 m away
Major, planned
Mill Street, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Major
Mill Street, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Standard
Glebe Avenue, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Standard
York Road South, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 250 m away
Standard
Windsor Road Icw Heath Road, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
Intermodal Logistics Park NorthRail Freight Interchanges · Site known as Intermodal Logistics Park North – land bounded by the M6 motorway (west), Winwick Lane (south and east) and Chat Moss railway line (north).
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
application due Dec 2027 20.6 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
St Helens Rugby League Stadium, Peasley Cross Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Jan 2023 7.1 km away
Rooftop solar
College Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2024 7.1 km away
Running nearest: Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 6.1 km); PROMISED LAND FARM (wind farm, 7.5 km); Kirkless Power (landfill gas, 7.8 km); Amazon Omega Business Park (rooftop solar, 8.6 km); Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 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.
Standard
Warrington Road, Ashton-In-MakerfieldHighway repair and maintenance works · WIGAN METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Standard
St Oswalds Road, Ashton-In-MakerfieldUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 550 m away
Standard
Monmouth Crescent, Ashton-In-MakerfieldNew service connection · SP Electricity North West · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 650 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Generating Stations · This will be an in-river proposal, located within the Mersey Riverine
environment. The Project will be located towards the mouth of the River
Mersey, between the Wirral on the west and Liverpool to the east.
application due January 2028 26.0 km away
Pre-application
Peak Cluster CCS PipelineOther Pipe-lines · A carbon dioxide transport pipeline network connecting carbon capture sites in Derbyshire, Staffordshire and Cheshire to a coastal location on the Wirral peninsula
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.