Country England and Wales › Region West Midlands › Council Lichfield › Neighbourhood Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich › Postcode WS7 0JQ What's changing near WS7 0JQ Within 2 km, around Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich in Lichfield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
20 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
16 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.8% like-for-like prices in Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich, 2024 → 2025 (council +4.5%)
+1% 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. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
9 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in WS7 0JQ itself
Extended certificate 2023 Extended certificate 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 3 storm overflows within 2 km
138 hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
38 spill events counted
Severn Trent Water Burntwood Sewage Treatment Works into Tributary Of Crane Brook 12 spills, 81 hours in 2025
1.2 km away Severn Trent Water Chasetown Pumping Station into Bourne/Black/Crane Brook 14 spills, 43 hours in 2025
1.4 km away Severn Trent Water Burntwood Road Storm Overflow into Burntwood Brook 12 spills, 14 hours in 2025
100 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 12 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (9 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Lions Den, Hammerwich - Battery Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Park - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Clubs, Birmingham Road - Solar Panels Planning application in
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar The Food Warehouse by Iceland - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026 Battery storage Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2025 Rooftop solar Erdington Road, Aldridge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
May 2022 Rooftop solar Little Aston Hospital, Little Aston Hall Drive - Solar panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Middlemore Lane West, Aldridge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2022 Battery storage Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy Storage Planning application in · 100 MW
Oct 2025 Battery storage Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy Storage Planning application in · 200 kW
Jun 2026 Road and street works within 1 km 5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned Meerash Lane, Hammerwich Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Minor Norton Lane, Burntwood Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Norton Lane, Burntwood Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Minor Farewell Lane, Burntwood Disconnection or alteration of supply · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Rugeley Road, Burntwood Highway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 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 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 Jun 2025 Decided decided May 2020 Decided decided Mar 2014 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: Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 5.8 km); Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.6 km); Huddlesford Farm (solar farm, 8.5 km); Park Lane (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.