Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Lichfield › Neighbourhood Armitage & Colton › Postcode WS15 4BG What's changing near WS15 4BG Within 2 km, around Armitage & Colton in Lichfield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
41 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
2,300 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+8.5% like-for-like prices in Armitage & Colton, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.5%)
+33% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black 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.
7 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 23 m²
14 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in WS15 4BG 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 2 storm overflows within 2 km
63 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
21 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Armitage Sewage Treatment Works into Shropshire Brook 14 spills, 57 hours in 2025
900 m away Severn Trent Water Old Road Cso At Armitage Sps into Tributary Of River Trent 7 spills, 6 hours in 2025
900 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 9 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (3 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 100 MW
Oct 2025 Solar farm Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 2021 Solar farm Black Flatts Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2022 Battery storage Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy Storage Planning application in · 200 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar The Food Warehouse by Iceland - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026 Rooftop solar Newell Rubbermaid, Halifax Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 640 kW
May 2023 Rooftop solar Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024 Biomass Hoar Cross Hall - Biomass Boilers Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Apr 2025 Battery storage Lions Den, Hammerwich - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025 Running nearest: Blakenhall Park Solar Farm (solar farm, 9.6 km); Huddlesford Farm (solar farm, 9.7 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.
Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Rectory Lane, Armitage Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major, planned Pike Lane, Armitage Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Minor Rectory Gardens, Armitage Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jun 2025 Decided M54 to M6 Link Road Highways · The scheme is located between M54 Junction 1 and M6 Junction 11 adjacent to the town of Featherstone decided Apr 2022 Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Mar 2014 Pre-application Castle Way Energy Generating Stations · The proposed development includes five development sites (Sites A-E) which are situated in the rural expanse between Derby, Uttoxeter and Ashbourne. application due June 2027 Decided decided Dec 2014 Decided Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.