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
5storm overflows within 2 km
8hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
8spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Old Watery Lane Csointo Waddens Brook5 spills, 7 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
North East Interceptor Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Severn Trent Water
Park Lane Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Jcn Of Foxs Lane-Crown Street Csointo Tributary Of Birmingham Canal1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Wednesfield Road Csointo Smestow Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
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
Transport
HS2: Birmingham Curzon Street stationUnder construction
under construction 19.2 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Heath Town: +42% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.2% in two years.
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025 2.8 km away
Rooftop solar
Rakegate Primary School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025 3.4 km away
Running nearest: Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 1.8 km); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 3.1 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 4.9 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 5.1 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 5.6 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.