What's changing near WS11 9FQ
Within 2 km, around Norton Canes in Cannock Chase. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
16new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
3homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in Norton Canes, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.4%)
+2%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. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
25since energy certificates began (2008)
3in WS11 9FQ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2015
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
137hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
46spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Norton Canes Sewage Pumping Stationinto Tributary Of Gains Brook31 spills, 113 hours in 2025
500 m away - Severn Trent Water
Norton Canes - Washbrook Lane (Sso)into Ditch Trib. Of The River Trent15 spills, 24 hours in 2025
1.3 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
24 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (48 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2025
3.9 km away - Battery storage
Lions Den, Hammerwich - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
4.6 km away - Solar farm
Finning Limited, Watling Street - Solar FarmPlanning application in
Jul 2023
5.2 km away - Energy from waste
BH Energy Gap - Waste Energy Plant, The 3RsBeing built · 49 MW
Jan 2025
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
AC Steels, Fryers Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Dec 2024
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlemore Lane West, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2022
7.5 km away - Solar farm
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 35 MW
Nov 2024
7.6 km away - Battery storage
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
Nov 2024
7.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Erdington Road, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2022
8.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
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
7.8 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
10.7 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
22.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2014
27.0 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
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, 3.5 km); Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 5.4 km); Bloxwich Battery (battery storage, 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.