What's changing near WV10 7AD
Within 2 km, around Featherstone East & Essington in South Staffordshire. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
17homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.1%like-for-like prices in Featherstone East & Essington, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.8%)
+8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionMar 2021
1.0 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 1 homeRear Of 9 Church Road, Shareshill, Wolverhampton, WV10 7JR (full planning permission) Jan 2021
1.0 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
12since energy certificates began (2008)
1in WV10 7AD 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
No monitored sewer storm overflows within 2 km (England only).
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
48 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (97 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Energyst Rental Solutions, Station Road - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
150 m away - Battery storage
Element Court, Hilton Cross Business Park - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2025
950 m away - Battery storage
Oaklands Farm, New Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 70 MW
Aug 2024
1.6 km away - Solar farm
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 35 MW
Nov 2024
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Bognop Road, Essington - Solar Farm & Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in
Nov 2024
2.3 km away - Battery storage
Upper Latherford Farm, Latherford Lane - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Oct 2024
2.4 km away - Solar farm
Lawn Lane, Coven - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 48 MW
Aug 2024
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
i54 Project Trent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Oct 2023
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Valiant Way, PendefordApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Nov 2021
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Innovation Drive, Bilbrook - Micro Energy Storage ProjectApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 20263.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Cannock Road, FeatherstoneHighway improvement works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Major
Cannock Road, FeatherstoneHighway improvement works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Cannock Road, FeatherstoneHighway improvement works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jul 2030
400 m away - Standard
Cannock Road, FeatherstoneHighway improvement works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Standard
Dark Lane, FeatherstoneUtility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Standard
Cannock Road, FeatherstoneHighway improvement works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Standard
Hilton Lane, WarstoneUtility asset works · SOUTH STAFFORDSHIRE WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Campion Drive, FeatherstoneRemedial works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
900 m away - Decideddecided May 2020
5.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2014
26.0 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: Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 3.8 km); Barr Farm (solar farm, 3.8 km); Four Ashes EfW (energy from waste, 3.9 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 3.9 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 5.9 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.