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What's changing near BR6 0PW
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
700 m away - New homes
35 new homes completed25 flats, 10 houses · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
650 m away - New homes
7 new homes completed5 flats, 2 houses · Mar 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
800 m away - New schoolJul 2024
1.4 km away - School closed
School closed: Kent House Hospital SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2022
1.4 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
3net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
1, Willow Close, BR5 2AZDemolition of detached garage. Subdivision of plot and erection of detached dwellinghouse with associated access, car parking, cycle and refuse storage, and landscaping.Bromley 25/01390/FULL1 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
May 2025
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
97, High Street, BR6 0LFNon-Material Amendment to previous planning permission ref 23/01659/CUETC3: Installation of an Internal Staircase Relocation of Bicycle Parking to an internal area Minor internal reconfiguration for improved usabilityBromley 23/01659/AMD · All Other
Apr 2025
450 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
30, Aynscombe Angle, BR6 0HJT1 Conifer - Fell to ground level.Bromley 25/01522/TREE · All Other
Apr 2025
400 m away - Approved
25, Cray Avenue, BR5 4AATwo storey side/part rear extension with side rooflight, single storey rear extension.Bromley 25/01039/FULL6 · Householder
Apr 2025
450 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
500 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 ApprovalBromley 25/00735/HHPA · Prior Approval
Feb 2025
450 m away
32homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
51since energy certificates began (2008)
9in BR6 0PW itself
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2025
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extended
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
19 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
3.6 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
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
7.2 km away - Battery storage
Manor Farm, Dartford Road - Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 212 MW
Jun 2025
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Mar 2026
7.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road - Solar PV ArrayBeing built · 12 MW
Oct 2023
7.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
8.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
21 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
300 m away - Major, planned
High Street, OrpingtonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major
High Street, OrpingtonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
High Street, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Jun 2027 to Jul 2027
850 m away - Major
Sholden Gardens, St Mary CrayUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
950 m away - Major
Cray Avenue, St Mary CrayStatutory Infrastructure Works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 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
450 m away - Standard
Footbury Hill Road, OrpingtonUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Standard
Lancing Road, OrpingtonDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026900 m away
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
13.7 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
15.1 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
21.0 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
21.0 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
15.5 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
19.9 km away
Application Under Consideration
2, 4, Orpington Pond Service Station, High Street, BR6 0JGUse of land for stationing of shipping container structure for use as a food takeaway serviceBromley 25/00594/FULL1 · All Other
Feb 2025
300 m away
Refused48, Ramsden Road, BR5 4LTDemolition of rear conservatory and construction of single-storey rear and side extension, loft conversion with rear dormer and two front roof lights. and the change of use from a single dwellinghouse (Class C3) to a 6-bed HMO (Class C4)Bromley 25/00559/FULL1 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Feb 2025
450 m away 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
450 m away Approved48, Ramsden Road, BR5 4LTDemolition of chimney, rear conservatory and construction of single storey rear extension and single storey side extension, loft conversion with rear roof dormer and two front roof lights. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/00416/PLUD · All Other
Feb 2025
450 m away No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)29, Aynscombe Angle, BR6 0HJT1 Salix matsudana - Fell to ground level.Bromley 25/00173/TREE · All Other
Jan 2025
400 m away Closed44, All Saints Church, Bark Hart Road, BR6 0QDT1-T3 Yew x3 - Crown reduce by 1m all round and cut back overhang from neighbours boundary.Bromley 25/00033/TREE · All Other
Jan 2025
350 m away No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)Barn Hawe, Church Hill, BR6 0HEYew tree on roadside Barn Hawe, Bruce Grove - Re-shape by reducing sides by up to 1m and the section that projects over the cycle/bin store by up to 1.5m and remove deadwood.Bromley 24/04638/TREE · All Other
Dec 2024
500 m away Closed97, High Street, BR6 0LFDetails submitted to comply with the requirements of the following conditions relating to planning permission 23/01659/CUETC3: Condition 1 - Details of Construction and Environmental Management Plan Condition 2 - details of a sound insulation scheme Condition 3 - protecting the proposed residential dwellings from noise arising from the adjacent commercial premisesBromley 23/01659/CONDIT · All Other
Nov 2024
450 m away Approved75, Highlands Road, BR5 4JPT1 Maple - Cut back from building to leave at least a 3m clearance. SUBJECT TO TPO 1856 (13.9.2001)Bromley 24/03754/TPO · All Other
Oct 2024
250 m away Refused41, Scout Hall Adjacent To, Brow Crescent, BR5 4LLDemolition of former scout hut and erection of detached self-build three bedroom bungalow with associated landscaping, amenity space and cycle and refuse storesBromley 24/03292/FULL1 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Oct 2024
500 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
100 m away Approved6, Church Hill, BR6 0HEReplacement windows and external doorsBromley 24/03092/FULL1 · All Other
Aug 2024
400 m away Refused11, High Street, BR6 0JERemoval of the existing ground floor rear extension and construction of a two storey rear extension with elevational alterationsBromley 24/02896/FULL6 · Householder
Aug 2024
300 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
100 m away Approved41, Lodge Crescent, BR6 0QEOne/two storey rear extensionBromley 24/02488/FULL6 · Householder
Jul 2024
450 m away Approved30, Perry Hall Road, BR6 0HSRemoval of existing hardstanding and erection of outbuilding at rear PROPOSED LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATEBromley 24/02237/PLUD · All Other
Jun 2024
350 m away Refused55, Elmcroft Road, BR6 0HZErection of upper storey extension to provide additional office space at second floor level.Bromley 24/02107/FULL1 · All Other
Jun 2024
450 m away Refused53, Bournewood Road, BR5 4JWT1 Maple trees - Cut back branches overhanging No. 53 Bournewood Road to as close to the boundary to suitable pruning points. SUBJECT TO TPO 1856 (13.9.2001)Bromley 24/01580/TPSPLD · All Other
Apr 2024
350 m away Approved53, Bournewood Road, BR5 4JWT1 Maple tree - Cut back branches overhanging No. 53 Bournewood Road by up to 1m to growth points at least 1/3 diameter of each parent branch. SUBJECT TO TPO 1856 (13.9.2001)Bromley 24/01580/TPO · All Other
Apr 2024
350 m away Source: Planning London Datahub (Greater London Authority and the London boroughs); applications validated since January 2023. Data is published as received and may contain errors; check the borough's planning portal for documents.
93 m²
120 m²
+27 m²
certificate 2020
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.
Battery storageLayhams Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 250 MW
Mar 2026
8.7 km away Solar farmHorton Wood - Solar parkApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2023
8.7 km away Running nearest: Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF) (energy from waste, 9.8 km).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
StandardCambray Road, OrpingtonUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away StandardLockesley Drive, St Mary CrayDisconnection or alteration of supply · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 m away MinorGilroy Way, OrpingtonUtility asset works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Highways · East of Gravesend and Tilbury
decided Mar 2025
21.7 km away
Decideddecided Feb 2022
21.7 km away Decideddecided Apr 2014
27.1 km away Decideddecided May 2022
27.7 km away 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.