What's changing near BR1 4BW
Within 2 km, around Shortlands Bromley Road in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
219new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
36homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-4.1%like-for-like prices in Shortlands Bromley Road, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+9%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
7 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · May 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.4 km away - School closed
School closed: Bishop Challoner SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2025
700 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · May 2025
May 2025
650 m away
Planning applications within 500 m
0applications in the last 12 months
0approved · 0 refused
0still being decided
0net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
189, Farnaby Road, BR2 0BA189a Farnaby Rd - PD2Bromley 25/02067/PLUD · All Other
Jun 2025
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
168, Ravensbourne Avenue, BR2 0AYHolly tree and Hazelnut tree - Reduce both trees to approximately 5m in height and trim to a neater shape all round.Bromley 25/02119/TREE · All Other
Jun 2025
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
166, Ravensbourne Avenue, BR2 0AYT1 Conifer tree at the rear boundary of the rear garden - Fell to ground level. T2 Conifer tree at the rear boundary of the rear garden - Fell to ground level. T3 Ash tree in the neighbouring garden (164 Ravensbourne Avenue) - Reduce lateral limb by 3m. T4 Ivy-clad Hawthorn on the right hand rear boundary of the rear garden - Cut back to fence line.Bromley 25/02047/TREE · All Other
Jun 2025
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
160, Farnaby Road, BR2 0BBSingle storey rear extension.Bromley 25/01727/FULL1 · All Other
May 2025
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
101, Farnaby Road, BR1 4BNLoft conversion with hip to gable roof alteration, rear dormer and front rooflights, single storey side extension and elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (EXISTING)Bromley 25/02037/ELUD · All Other
May 2025
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
120, Ravensbourne Avenue, BR2 0AXReplacement of existing flat roof to first floor side addition with pitched roofBromley 25/01476/FULL6 · Householder
May 2025
350 m away
25homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 46 m²
47since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BR1 4BW 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
36 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (36 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Nov 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Croydon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Limited, Corner Of Weigall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Sept 20235.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Madeira Avenue, BromleyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Standard
Blyth Road, BromleyNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Minor
Warner Road, BromleyUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Minor
Calmont Road, BromleyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Minor
London Lane, BromleyUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 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
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
8.0 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
9.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
13.3 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
14.8 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
15.0 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
21.5 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
11.7 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
12.4 km away - Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
14.3 km away - TransportMay 2022
16.7 km away
5, Grasmere Road, BR1 4BAT1 Magnolia adjacent to bottom of steps from house - Reduce the lateral spread to clear the adjacent Forsythia, by 2m approx. , pruning back to strong growth points. Reduce the remaining crown by around 1m, to shape and balance. T4 Bay at front of house - Trim to remove regrowth and maintain a rounded crown (approx 30-50cm length of material to be removed). T4a Oak - Reduce the branch tips of limbBromley 25/01546/TPO · All Other
Refused189A, Farnaby Road, BR2 0BADemolition of existing detached double garage, existing two storey front projection and existing dormer extensions, and construction of two storey side extension, enlargement and alteration of existing roof including increase in height, enlargement of existing front gable, front porch extension and elevational alterationsBromley 24/04226/FULL6 · Householder
Nov 2024
300 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.