What's changing near BN3 3BG
Within 2 km, around Hove Central in Brighton and Hove. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
328new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
607homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.1%like-for-like prices in Hove Central, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.5%)
-1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completed4 flats, 1 houses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
900 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.5 km away - School closed
School closed: Drive Preparatory SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (de-registered)
Jun 2026
800 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
700 m away - Planning permission
Permission for 306 homesSackville Trading Estate/Coal Yard Sackville Road (Northern site) (full planning permission)
Nov 2025
1.1 km away - School closed
School closed: South England International SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (does not meet criteria for registration)
Nov 2025
650 m away - New homes
42 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
50 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
950 m away - New homes
17 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
1.0 km away - New homes
11 new homes completed10 flats, 1 houses · Mar 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
35 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
1.0 km away
69homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 24 m²
182since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BN3 3BG 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
6 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Hove Polyclinic, Nevill Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Jan 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Cemex Brighton Plant & Wharf, Wellington Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jan 2025
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Old Shoreham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
May 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Dunelm - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Jul 2025
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Reception Shoreham Technical Centre - Solar PV Panel PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Jun 2024
8.7 km away
Running nearest: ParkerSteel Shoreham Plant (rooftop solar, 3.2 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
11 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
Coleridge Street, HoveUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Coleridge Street, HoveUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major, planned
Hove Street South, HoveNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Major
Hove Street South, HoveNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Standard
Ventnor Villas, HoveNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
150 m away - Standard
Salisbury Road, HoveDisconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
Portland Road, HoveDisconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Standard
Kingsway, HoveUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
1000 m away - Minor
Church Road, HoveUtility asset works · NWP STREET LTD (formerly New World Payphones Ltd) · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Jul 2014
20.9 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2025
27.7 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.