What's changing near WS10 8TN
Within 2 km, around Darlaston Central in Walsall. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
14new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
117homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-5.1%like-for-like prices in Darlaston Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.7%)
+5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionSept 2024
1.6 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 34 homesJoynson Street (site of former Kings Hill JMI School and west of 15), Darlaston (full planning permission) Oct 2023
750 m away - Planning permissionJul 2023
1.4 km away - Planning permissionJul 2023
100 m away - Planning permissionNov 2022
1.5 km away - Planning permissionMar 2022
750 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WS10 8TN itself
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
9storm overflows within 2 km
112hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
40spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Darlaston Road Csointo River Tame11 spills, 37 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
North Willenhall - Bentley Rd Csointo River Tame7 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Willenhall Csointo Darlaston Brook5 spills, 25 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Severn Trent Water
Poplar Road Csointo River Tame8 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Severn Trent Water
Darlaston - Bentley Road South Csointo River Tame3 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.7 km away - Severn Trent Water
Keyway Darlaston Lane/Owen Road Csointo Darlston Brook3 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.2 km away - Severn Trent Water
Darlaston - Wolverhampton Street (Cso)into Bilston/Darlaston Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.0 km away - Severn Trent Water
Great Bridge Road Csointo Bradley Locks On Walsall Canal1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Environment Agency event duration monitoring, 2025 annual return (OGL; © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026). Overflows release diluted sewage into rivers and the sea when sewers are overwhelmed, mostly after heavy rain.
Solar, wind and battery projects within 10 km
82 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (218 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Scanmetals Limited, Bilston Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 520 kW
May 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Moorcroft Drive, Moorcroft Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2025
1.7 km away - Energy from waste
WednesburyBeing built · 2 MW
Apr 2017
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
West Walsall E Act Academy, Primley Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Oct 2023
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Midland Quarry Products, Smith Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Jan 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Middleton Paper Company, Portobello Works - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Feb 2026
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Cliff Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Jan 2024
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Danks Way - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Dec 2022
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Manor Hospital, Moat Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Mar 2026
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Huf Uk, New Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 370 kW
Jan 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Johnson Road, DarlastonUtility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Give and take
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major
Margaret Road, DarlastonUtility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major
Banfield Road, DarlastonUtility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Rowley View, DarlastonUtility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Give and take
May 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Rough Hay Road, DarlastonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Minor
Hill Street, DarlastonHighway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Hill Street, DarlastonHighway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Hill Street, DarlastonHighway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Hill Street, DarlastonHighway repair and maintenance works · WALSALL METROPOLITAN BOROUGH COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
- Decided
M54 to M6 Link RoadHighways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022
9.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
14.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2013
24.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
26.0 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 2.4 km); Golds Hill - Battery Storage (battery storage, 2.8 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 3.2 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 3.9 km); Oldbury (energy from waste, 5.6 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.