What's changing near WS7 9BJ
Within 2 km, around Burntwood Chase Terrace & Hammerwich in Lichfield. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
83new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
70homes 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
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
54 new homes completed8 flats, 46 houses · Jul 2025 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionNov 2023
1.5 km away - Planning permissionNov 2023
1.2 km away - Planning permissionSept 2022
500 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
29since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WS7 9BJ 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
57hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
26spill events counted
- Severn Trent Water
Chasetown Pumping Stationinto Bourne/Black/Crane Brook14 spills, 43 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Severn Trent Water
Burntwood Road Storm Overflowinto Burntwood Brook12 spills, 14 hours in 2025
1.1 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
13 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 FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Steel Processing Midlands, Burntwood Business Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Clubs, Birmingham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Jul 2025
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
The Food Warehouse by Iceland - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Feb 2026
6.5 km away - Battery storage
Hawkesyard Estate, Rugeley Road - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 100 MW
Oct 2025
7.1 km away - Battery storage
Hobble Lane, Great Wyrley - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2025
8.1 km away - Battery storage
Wood End Lane, Fradley - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Jun 2026
8.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Newell Rubbermaid, Halifax Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 640 kW
May 2023
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Middlemore Lane West, Aldridge - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Mar 2022
9.0 km away - Solar farm
Colton Mill Farm & Cawarden Springs Farm - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Nov 20219.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Springle Styche Lane, BurntwoodUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Mar 2027
950 m away - Major, planned
Morley Road, BurntwoodHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 m away - Major
Morley Road, BurntwoodHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Gorstey Lea, BurntwoodHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
100 m away - Minor
Rugeley Road, BurntwoodHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Norton Lane, BurntwoodHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
700 m away - Minor
Norton Lane, BurntwoodHighway improvement works · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Farewell Lane, BurntwoodDisconnection or alteration of supply · STAFFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
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
12.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
14.6 km away - Decideddecided Jun 2025
18.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2014
28.5 km away - Decideddecided May 2020
29.3 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: Highfields South Landfill Gas (landfill gas, 6.7 km); Poplars Anaerobic Digestion Facility (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.1 km); Huddlesford Farm (solar farm, 8.7 km); Park Lane (solar farm, 9.4 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.