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
7storm overflows within 2 km
190hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
79spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Dock Meadow Csointo Bilston/Darlaston Brook59 spills, 173 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Dock Meadow Csointo Bilston/Darlaston Brook14 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Pond Ln-Kent Rd Csointo River Tame (Wolverhampton Arm)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
Severn Trent Water
Wolverhampton - Bilston Road 2 Csointo Trib Of River Tame Tunnel3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
75 planned, approved or being built and 12 running (176 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Homebase, St Johns Retail Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025 1.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Mander Square, Mander Centre - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
May 2023 2.0 km away
Rooftop solar
Joseph Ash Galvanising, Springvale Avenue - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Feb 2023 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Springvale Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 600 kW
Nov 2023 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Sharps Bedrooms, Springvale Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2022 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Cat & Kittens Lane, Slade Heath - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsPlanning application in · 220 kW
Jun 2022 2.4 km away
Rooftop solar
University Technical College, Cambridge Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 2.8 km away
Solar farm
Bowmans Harbour Solar FarmBeing built · 7 MW
Apr 2022 3.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Brindley Honda, West Street - Solar Pv SystemPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jun 2024 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Assa Abloy The Meadows, Cannock Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023 3.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
Haggar Street, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Park Street South, WolverhamptonUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Bromley Street, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 800 m away
Standard
Myatt Avenue, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · SEVERN TRENT WATER · Give and take
Aug 2027 to Aug 2027 600 m away
Minor
Goldthorn Hill, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 700 m away
Immediate - urgent
Upper Villiers Street, WolverhamptonUtility repair and maintenance works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (West Midlands) · No carriageway incursion
Apr 2026 to Oct 2026 900 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
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 18.4 km away
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Blakenhall: +44% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 230 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -2.1% in two years.