What's changing near BR5 2JE
Within 2 km, around St Mary Cray South in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
54new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.7%like-for-like prices in St Mary Cray South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
7 new homes completed5 flats, 2 houses · Mar 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 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
0net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
259, Chislehurst Road, BR5 1NSSweet chestnut on right hand side of garden - Reduce by no more than 1.5m being sure to maintain current species specific shape.Bromley 25/01296/TREE · All Other
May 2025
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
26, Berens Way, BR7 6RJDemolition of garage/sunroom front porch extension double storey side extension and single storey rear extension.Bromley 25/01045/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
22, Sefton Road, BR5 1RQDemolition of garage and construction of part one/two storey front, side and rear extensions with elevational alterations.Bromley 25/01535/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
200 m away - Approved
3, Forest Way, BR5 2AGDemolition of conservatory. Single storey rear infill extension and elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01128/PLUD · All Other
Apr 2025
450 m away - Approved
102, Friar Road, BR5 2BPDemolition of detached garage, construction of first floor side extension and part one/two storey rear extension.Bromley 25/01347/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
500 m away - Approved
259, Chislehurst Road, BR5 1NSG1 - Pair of Sweet chestnut - situated either side of rear garden - right hand side specimen to be reduced by no more than 1.5m being sure to maintain current species specific shape - left hand side specimen to be reduced by no more than 2m being sure to maintain current species specific shape and reduce lowest branch over neighbouring shed back to bifurcation 1.2m from main stemSUBJECT TO TPO 341
22homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 47 m²
46since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BR5 2JE 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
24 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (72 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores Limited, Edgington Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Dec 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
White Oak Leisure Centre, Hilda May Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Dec 2024
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Mar 2026
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Manor Farm, Dartford Road - Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 212 MW
Jun 2025
6.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Bexleyheath Superbowl, Albion Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Oct 2023
7.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
11 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Chislehurst Road, OrpingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Mar 2027 to Apr 2027
400 m away - Standard
Chislehurst Road, OrpingtonDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Standard
Lockesley Drive, St Mary CrayDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Minor
Amherst Drive, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Church Hill Wood, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Minor
Greencourt Road, Petts WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Marion Crescent, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Lockesley Drive, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Marion Crescent, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026700 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
12.0 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
13.1 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
13.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
19.3 km away - Decided
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
21.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
14.1 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
18.2 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
19.0 km away
Not Required22, Sefton Road, BR5 1RQSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.00 m, for which the maximum height would be 3.60 m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.99m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 25/00845/HHPA · Prior Approval
Mar 2025
200 m away Refused4, Petts Wood Road, BR5 1LBDemolition of garage, two outbuildings and two chimneys and proposed ground floor wrap-around side and rear extension, first floor side extension, elevational alterations to include replacement of all windows, first floor rear juliet balcony with balustrade, and enlargement of front driveway (revision of 24/03145/FULL6 for proposed roof alterations for loft conversion with rear dormer and two sideBromley 24/04787/FULL6 · Householder
Dec 2024
450 m away Approved4, Petts Wood Road, BR5 1LBDemolition of garage, two outbuildings and two chimneys and proposed ground floor wrap-around side and rear extension, first floor side extension, elevational alterations to include replacement of all windows, first floor rear juliet balcony with balustrade, and enlargement of front driveway.Bromley 24/03145/FULL6 · Householder
Aug 2024
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.