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
92hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
58spill events counted
United Utilities
194 Ormskirk Road Csointo River Tawd Via Sws48 spills, 85 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
United Utilities
Nr Fire Stn Ormskirk Rdinto River Tawd10 spills, 7 hours in 2025
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).
application due May 2027 15.1 km away
Pre-application
Mersey Tidal Power ProjectGenerating 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 22.3 km away
Decision
Frodsham SolarGenerating Stations · Land on Frodsham Marsh, approximately 500m to the north of Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester
application due 30 May 2025 26.8 km away
Pre-application
Hynet North West Hydrogen PipelineGas Transporter Pipe-lines · An approximate 125km pipeline centred approximately 1km south west of Lower Whitley, Cheshire
Systems Glass - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Apr 2022 5.8 km away
Battery storage
Sandyforth Farm, Ashton Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Feb 2025 6.0 km away
Running nearest: Holiday Moss Landfill Gas Scheme (landfill gas, 3.4 km); Holiday Moss Gas to Energy II (landfill gas, 3.4 km); Sanko Gosei Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 3.5 km); PROMISED LAND FARM (wind farm, 3.6 km); Billinge Hill Quarry Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.7 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Minor
Abbeywood, SkelmersdaleDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Minor
Elswick, SkelmersdaleDisconnection or alteration of supply · United Utilities Water Ltd · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
Minor
Daniels Lane, SkelmersdaleRemedial works · United Utilities Water Ltd · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
decided Sept 2014 29.8 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.