What's changing near WS11 7GT
Within 2 km, around Hawks Green in Cannock Chase. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
9new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
8homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.6%like-for-like prices in Hawks Green, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.4%)
-9%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
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
30since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WS11 7GT 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
12storm overflows within 2 km
86hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
102spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Cannock Road Sewage Pumping Stationinto Newlands Brook8 spills, 31 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Cannock Road - Cemetry Road Csointo Ridings Brook39 spills, 25 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Cheviot Rise Csointo Ridings Brook13 spills, 13 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Severn Trent Water
Blackford Csointo Ridings Brook20 spills, 8 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Cannock Road - Kingsway Csointo Tributary Of Ridings Brook18 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Severn Trent Water
Blackford Csointo Ridings Brook1 spills, 2 hours in 2025
900 m away - Severn Trent Water
Heath Hayes - Cleeton St/Cannock Rd (Cso) into Newlands Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
950 m away - Severn Trent Water
Heath Hayes - Boston Close (Cso)into River Trent1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
850 m 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
19 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Finning Limited, Watling Street - Solar FarmPlanning application in
Jul 2023
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024
4.3 km away - Battery storage
Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Pillaton Foods, Cannock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Apr 2024
6.6 km away - Battery storage
Lions Den, Hammerwich - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Oct 2024
7.3 km away - Solar farm
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 35 MW
Nov 2024
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
Nov 2024
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Energyst Rental Solutions, Station Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
8.3 km away - Battery storage
Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Langholm Drive, CannockHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major
Langholm Drive, CannockHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Major, planned
Newlands Lane, CannockUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Gladstone Road, CannockNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
900 m away - Standard
Hednesford Road, CannockNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Bank Street, CannockNew service connection · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 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
7.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
8.5 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
23.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2014
23.5 km away - Decided
Meaford Energy CentreGenerating Stations · Former Meaford Power Station site, east of Meaford Road, to the north of the town of Stone decided Jul 2016
28.1 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 1.4 km); Rodbaston (wind farm, 8.2 km); Four Ashes EfW (energy from waste, 8.5 km); Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 8.8 km); Barr Farm (solar farm, 9.2 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.