Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Brighton and Hove › Neighbourhood Withdean Woods › Postcode BN1 5LE What's changing near BN1 5LE Within 2 km, around Withdean Woods in Brighton and Hove. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
148 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
480 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.9% like-for-like prices in Withdean Woods, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
-5% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 5 new homes completed 4 flats, 1 houses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026 School closed School closed: Drive Preparatory School Other independent school, other independent school (de-registered)
Jun 2026 Planning permission Permission for 306 homes Sackville Trading Estate/Coal Yard Sackville Road (Northern site) (full planning permission)
Nov 2025 New homes 50 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 New homes 17 new homes completed flats · May 2025
May 2025 New homes 11 new homes completed 10 flats, 1 houses · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025 New homes 31 new homes completed flats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025 Planning permission Permission for 6 homes 69 The Droveway Hove BN3 6PR (full planning permission)
Sept 2024 Planning permission Sept 2024 Planning permission
47 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 60 m²
78 since energy certificates began (2008)
1 in BN1 5LE 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 7 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (4 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Old Shoreham Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 570 kW
May 2025 Battery storage Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Dunelm - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Reception Shoreham Technical Centre - Solar PV Panel Panels Approved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2024 Solar farm Horton Landfill Site, Henfield Road - Solar Panels Planning application in · 13 MW
Apr 2024 Running nearest: ParkerSteel Shoreham Plant (rooftop solar, 4.4 km); Horton Landfill Site (landfill gas, 9.9 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.
Road and street works within 1 km 9 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major Tongdean Avenue, Hove Section 50 · BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Tongdean Avenue, Hove Section 50 · BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Withdean Road, Brighton Utility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Withdean Road, Brighton Utility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major London Road, Brighton Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Contra-flow
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard Ash Close, Hove Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Hazeldene Meads, Brighton Utility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Queen Victoria Avenue, Hove Utility repair and maintenance works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Westdene Drive, Brighton Highway repair and maintenance works · BRIGHTON & HOVE CITY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2014 Decided decided Apr 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.