What's changing near BR4 9JU
Within 2 km, around West Wickham in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
31new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.3%like-for-like prices in West Wickham, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+23%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolJun 2026
650 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
300 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
300 m away - School closed
School closed: Wickham Court SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
May 2023
1.3 km away - New schoolSept 2020
1.9 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 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
4net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
6, Cunningham Close, BR4 9PJHip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer and front rooflights LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/02100/PLUD · All Other
Jun 2025
450 m away - Application Under Consideration
20, Links Road, BR4 0QWMartin DillyBromley 25/01786/TPO · All Other
May 2025
400 m away - Approved
8, Acacia Gardens, BR4 9LDDemolition of garage and front porch and construction of part one/two storey side and rear extensions with elevational alterations.Bromley 25/01097/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
250 m away - Approved
44, Ravenswood Avenue, BR4 0PWProposed front extension and garage conversion to habitable space.Bromley 25/01202/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
400 m away - Approved
11, Boleyn Gardens, BR4 9NGLoft conversion with rear dormer/Juliet balconies and front roof light.Bromley 25/01179/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
300 m away - Approved
44, Station Road, BR4 0PRDemolition of garage/workshop construction of a single storey rear/side extensionBromley 25/01071/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
450 m away - Approved
44, Station Road, BR4 0PRHip to gable loft conversion with a rear dormer including Juliet balcony and two front rooflights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01072/PLUD · All Other
Apr 2025
450 m away
24homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 40 m²
49since energy certificates began (2008)
2in BR4 9JU itself
- Extendedcertificate 2013
- Extendedcertificate 2012
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
22 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (26 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
John Ruskin Sixth form College, Selsdon Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
May 2026
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Trinity School Of John Whitgift, Shirley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Croydon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2023
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Layhams Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 250 MW
Mar 20264.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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
12.3 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
14.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
16.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
18.7 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
18.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
24.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
14.1 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
14.6 km away - Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
18.5 km away - TransportMay 2022
19.2 km away
Refused27, Glebe Way, BR4 0SHSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.3m, for which the maximum height would be 3.36m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.86m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior ApprovalBromley 25/00459/HHPA · Prior Approval
Feb 2025
450 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.