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
6storm overflows within 2 km
3hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
14spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
South West Interceptor Csointo Smestow Brook2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Severn Trent Water
Chapel Ash/Lovatt Street Jcn Csointo Tributary Of Smestow Brook9 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
North East Interceptor Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
850 m away
Severn Trent Water
Park Lane Csointo Smestow Brook1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
350 m away
Severn Trent Water
Jcn Of Foxs Lane-Crown Street Csointo Tributary Of Birmingham Canal1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
700 m 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
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Park Lane: +39% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 0 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.1% in two years.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 20 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
Arnold Clark, Bearing Drive - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Apr 2024 2.7 km away
Rooftop solar
Ormiston New Academy, Marsh Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Feb 2026 3.2 km away
Running nearest: Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 700 m); EPSRC Willenhall (battery storage, 4.1 km); Jaguar Land Rover (rooftop solar, 4.3 km); Land East of Lawn Lane (solar farm, 5.1 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 5.3 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.