What's changing near BR7 5DX
Within 2 km, around Chislehurst West & Elmstead in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
37new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.4%like-for-like prices in Chislehurst West & Elmstead, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
450 m 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
6net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
21, Waratah Drive, BR7 5FPSingle storey rear extension, part garage conversion and loft conversion with front rooflights and rear dormer with Juliet balcony (resubmission of 22/01345/FULL6 to now include front rooflights changes to internal layout to include part garage conversion and alterations to fenestration to rear to include addition of Juliet balcony to rear dormer).Bromley 25/01714/FULL6 · Householder
May 2025
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
24, Elmstead Lane, BR7 5EGProposed new Fence and GateBromley 25/01809/FULL6 · Householder
May 2025
250 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
Firbeck, Yester Park, BR7 5DQT7 Hornbeam (diameter approx 10m and height approx 16m0 - Reduce by 2m to 8m diameter and reduce height by 3m to 13m.Bromley 25/01751/TREE · All Other
May 2025
450 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
Southcroft, Yester Park, BR7 5DGT1 Beech - Reduce crown by approximately 1.5-2m all round leaving an aesthetically pleasing shape. T2 Cherry - Reduce back to the vicinity of previous cuts by up to 1m.Bromley 25/01280/TREE · All Other
May 2025
500 m away - Approved
15, Robin Hill Drive, BR7 5ERGarage conversion into habitable room and elevational alterations. LAWFUL DEVELOPMENT CERTIFICATE (PROPOSED)Bromley 25/01195/PLUD · All Other
Apr 2025
250 m away - Approved
East Lodge, Walden Road, BR7 5DLDemolition of existing rear conservatory, construction of single storey rear extension and new rear patio with balustrade and raised steps and elevational alterations.Bromley 25/00905/FULL6 · Householder
37homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 44 m²
59since energy certificates began (2008)
1in BR7 5DX 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
36 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (108 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Mar 2026
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Limited, Corner Of Weigall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Sept 2023
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Nov 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Dec 2023
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores Limited, Edgington Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
6.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Elmstead Lane, ChislehurstUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Sundridge Avenue, BromleyUtility asset works · BT · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 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
7.9 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
9.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
12.0 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
12.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
15.0 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
21.6 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
12.1 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
14.0 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
14.9 km away - TransportMay 2022
18.9 km away
Refused5, The Weald, BR7 5DTDemolition of existing garage, conservatory and chimneys. Construction of a single storey front porch extension, part one/two storey side and rear extensions. Roof alterations, including raising the ridge height to form habitable accommodation in the loft space, including two rear dormers windows, two front roof lights and elevational alterations as approved (Ref DC/24/03973/FULL6 dated 03/12/24).Bromley 25/01154/FULL6 · Householder
Mar 2025
400 m away Approved54, Elmstead Lane, BR7 5ELDemolition of existing conservatory. Removal of existing chimney stack. Front single storey extension, two storey side extension, single storey rear extension with light lantern, increase in roof ridge height and alterations to roof profile from side gable end to hipped roof, front landscaping/driveway, rendering and elevational alterations. (revision to previously approved 23/03346/FULL6 PART RETBromley 25/00067/FULL6 · Householder
Jan 2025
150 m away Refused9, Knowle Lodge, Walden Road, BR7 5DNDemolition of existing dwelling and erection of four dwellings with associated access, solar panels, car parking, associated landscaping, refuse and cycle storage.Bromley 24/04699/FULL1 · All Other · 4 homes proposed
Dec 2024
350 m away Running nearest: Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF) (energy from waste, 7.3 km); Thameside DC (rooftop solar, 8.3 km); SELCHP ERF (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.
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.