What's changing near BR6 8HE
Within 2 km, around Keston in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
52new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.6%like-for-like prices in Keston, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 15 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
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
36, Meadow Way, BR6 8LWErection of outbuilding and swimming pool LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01925/PLUD · All Other
Jun 2025
450 m away - Application Under Consideration
64, Lovibonds Avenue, BR6 8EWKing 1777Bromley 25/02102/PLUD · All Other
Jun 2025
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
46, Lovibonds Avenue, BR6 8EWGarage conversion to habitable room, construction of single storey rear infill extension, single storey front extension and elevational alterationsBromley 25/02094/FULL6 · Householder
Jun 2025
250 m away - Application Under Consideration
2, Percival Road, BR6 8HLDemolition of conservatory and open porch and construction of a two-storey side and rear wraparound extension, with new side and front roof dormers, new internal porch to the front elevation, and internal and elevational alterations.Bromley 25/01759/FULL6 · Householder
May 2025
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
264, Crofton Road, BR6 8JQFirst floor side extension.Bromley 25/01342/FULL6 · Householder
May 2025
200 m away - Approved
2, Mada Road, BR6 8HGGround works and associated fibrous root pruning to install a root barrier 14m in length and 4m in depth. SUBJECT TO TPO 710 (26.2.1991)Bromley 25/01594/TPO · All Other
Apr 2025
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
45, Oak House, Park Avenue, BR6 8LHConversion of existing garage to habitable space. Construction of part one/two storey front and rear extensions, including removal of existing roof and replacement with an enlarged roof and rear dormer extensions to provide habitable accommodation at second floor level, solar panels and associated landscaping works including enlargement and re-siting of outdoor swimming pool.
11homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 43 m²
32since energy certificates began (2008)
0in BR6 8HE 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
120hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
31spill events counted
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
18 planned, approved or being built and 0 running. Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Biggin Hill Airport, Main Road - Solar PV ArrayBeing built · 12 MW
Oct 2023
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
5.0 km away - Battery storage
Layhams Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 250 MW
Mar 2026
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores Limited, Edgington Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2025
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
May 2026
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Bethlem Royal Hospital, Monks Orchard Road - Solar Panels & Air Source Heat PumpsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2022
6.6 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Dec 2023
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
7.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Crofton Road, OrpingtonHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BROMLEY · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Minor
Pondfield Road, OrpingtonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Henson Close, OrpingtonUtility asset works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 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
13.5 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
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
16.4 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
16.4 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
19.8 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
24.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
17.1 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
18.8 km 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.