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
29hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
16spill events counted
Severn Trent Water
Giggetty Lane Csointo Wom Brook14 spills, 16 hours in 2025
200 m away
Severn Trent Water
Settled So At Former Wombourne Stwinto Smestow Brook2 spills, 13 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 Wombourne Inner: +29% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.3% in two years.
South Staffordshire Railway Walk, Castlecroft - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Aug 2022 4.1 km away
Battery storage
Pool Hall Farm, Lower Penn - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jul 2025 4.5 km away
Running nearest: Himley Wood Landfill Site (landfill gas, 3.8 km); The Kingswinford School - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 4.3 km); Anchor Lane Energy Centre (battery storage, 7.7 km); Dudley EfW (energy from waste, 8.6 km); Wolverhampton EfW (energy from waste, 8.7 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.