What's changing near BR5 4LZ
Within 2 km, around Orpington East in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
84new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.9%like-for-like prices in Orpington East, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
18 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
950 m away - New homes
35 new homes completed25 flats, 10 houses · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
900 m away - New homes
7 new homes completed5 flats, 2 houses · Mar 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
700 m away - New schoolJul 2024
1.2 km away - School closed
School closed: Kent House Hospital SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2022
1.2 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
0net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
36, Chelsfield Road, BR5 4DWSingle storey side and rear extension and elevational alterations LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01721/PLUD · All Other
May 2025
450 m away - Not Required
114, Tintagel Road, BR5 4LHSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3.99m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.99m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 25/01204/HHPA · Prior Approval
Apr 2025
500 m away - Approved
4, Chelsfield Lane, BR5 4HQErection of a single storey side extension and front porchBromley 25/01238/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
500 m away - Not Required
75, Ramsden Road, BR5 4LUSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5.95m, for which the maximum height would be 3.7m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.5m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 25/00873/HHPA · Prior Approval
Mar 2025
350 m away - Approved
24, Sussex Road, BR5 4JFDemolition of rear garden shed, construction of single storey rear extension.Bromley 25/00573/FULL6 · Householder
Feb 2025
300 m away - Refused
48, Ramsden Road, BR5 4LTSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6m, for which the maximum height would be 2.65m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.65m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval
29homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
50since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BR5 4LZ 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
20 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
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Dec 2023
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
White Oak Leisure Centre, Hilda May Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Dec 2024
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
7.1 km away - Battery storage
Manor Farm, Dartford Road - Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 212 MW
Jun 2025
7.2 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
7.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Mar 2026
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road - Solar PV ArrayBeing built · 12 MW
Oct 2023
8.0 km away - Solar farm
Horton Wood - Solar parkApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2023
8.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
16 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major, planned
Old Priory Avenue, OrpingtonHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
High Street, OrpingtonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major
High Street, OrpingtonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Major, planned
High Street, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Jun 2027 to Jul 2027
750 m away - Major
Sholden Gardens, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
900 m away - Major
Rookery Gardens, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
950 m away - Standard
Sevenoaks Way, St Pauls CrayOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027
150 m away - Standard
Footbury Hill Road, OrpingtonUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Minor
Finucane Drive, OrpingtonUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026250 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
13.9 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
14.2 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
14.2 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
15.2 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
20.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
21.2 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Refused48, Ramsden Road, BR5 4LTSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 6.00m, for which the maximum height would be 2.65m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.65m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 25/00415/HHPA · Prior Approval
Feb 2025
350 m away Not Required49, Kynaston Road, BR5 4JTSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 5m, for which the maximum height would be 3m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 24/03391/HHPA · Prior Approval
Sept 2024
250 m away Approved49, Kynaston Road, BR5 4JTSingle storey rear extension, extending beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.50m, for which the maximum height would be 3.00m, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80m (42 Day Notification for Householder Permitted Development Prior Approval)Bromley 24/02852/HHPA · Prior Approval
Jul 2024
250 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.