What's changing near BR1 2AW
Within 2 km, around Chislehurst West & Elmstead in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
30new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Chislehurst West & Elmstead, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
250 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.4 km away - School closed
School closed: Ashgrove School LtdOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2023
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
0applications in the last 12 months
0approved · 0 refused
0still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
The Bickley, Chislehurst Road, BR7 5NPRemoval of existing pergola, external bar and stretch tent. Erection of frame retractable roof pergola with sliding glazed side panels and erection of external bar. Relocation of existing external moveable kitchen.Bromley 25/01734/FULL1 · All Other
Jul 2025
350 m away - Refused
1, Roundwood, BR7 5RQMr N ColesBromley 18/05114/AMD · All Other
Jun 2025
500 m away - Application Under Consideration
4, Wellands Close, BR1 2AQYews x 2 - Trim/prune (maximum 30cm) to previously maintained form. SUBJECT TO TPO 66 (14.7.1971)Bromley 25/01898/TPO · All Other
May 2025
400 m away - Approved
4, Roundwood, BR7 5RQLime tree in front garden - Reduce crown height and spread back to previous points. SUBJECT TO TPO 1834 (4.7.2001)Bromley 25/01842/TPO · All Other
May 2025
450 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
4, Roundwood, BR7 5RQAsh/Hazel/Yew/Elder/Laurel trees adjacent to the boundary - Reduce/trim the lateral growth growing towards the house to provide approx 1.5-2m clearance from the side boundary/fence of the house. Silver Birch - Cut overhang from driveway.Bromley 25/01843/TREE · All Other
May 2025
450 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
Souvenir, Woodlands Road, BR1 2AET1 Partially uprooted hung up Poplar on rear boundary - Section fell using rigging and winching techniques.Bromley 25/01433/TREE · All Other
May 2025
450 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 62 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BR1 2AW 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
29 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (72 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores Limited, Edgington Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2025
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Dec 2023
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Mar 2026
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Nov 2025
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2023
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Aug 20226.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Barfield Road, BickleyWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Minor
Gardenia Road, BickleyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 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
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
9.7 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
11.3 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
13.1 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
13.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
16.5 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
23.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
13.5 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
15.3 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
16.1 km away
Application Under ConsiderationJandor, Woodlands Road, BR1 2APDemolition of existing rear garden outbuilding and rear conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension, single storey side/front extension rear garden new patio, front entrance widen with extended driveway and rebuilt front wall and elevational alterations.Bromley 25/01215/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
100 m away Application Under ConsiderationSkogly, Woodlands Road, BR1 2APInfill single-storey rear extension, an external chimney flue, an external air conditioning unit, and the replacement of an existing UPVC window with a glazed aluminium framed door, the installation of a fence and pedestrian gate to the rear garden, and the creation of step access to the adjacent streamBromley 25/00757/FULL6 · Householder
Mar 2025
150 m away DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
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.