What's changing near BR7 5HR
Within 2 km, around Chislehurst West & Elmstead in Bromley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
25new 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
New homesExtended homeEnergy 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. 12 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
33, Yester Road, BR7 5HNUnknown species - Trim overgrown branches.Bromley 25/02128/TREE · All Other
Jun 2025
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
Beechbrook House, Lubbock Road, BR7 5JLLubbock Road CEMPBromley 21/04098/CONDIT · All Other
May 2025
500 m away - No Objection to Proposal (OBS only)
Walden Lodge, Yester Park, BR7 5DQHornbeam at 7 Oakwood Close, overhanging Walden Lodge - Trim back to fence. x2 Leylandii at 7 Oakwood Close, overhanging Walden Lodge - Trim back as close to fence as possible, without losing the green foliage.Bromley 25/02023/TREE · All Other
May 2025
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
11A, Sandy Ridge, BR7 5DPNon-material amendment application under S96a of the Town and Country Planning Act to planning permission reference 23/00164/FULL6 - the approved planning application drawings differ between the proposed plans and elevations. The proposed elevations show a line on the front and rear elevations indicating a tile verge. The plans show flush walls. Propose to omit any tile verge so that the approvedBromley 23/00164/AMD · All Other
May 2025
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
20, Camden Park Road, BR7 5HGT1 Young, self-seeded Sycamore tree to rear of pergola - Remove. T2 & T3 Lawson Cypresses x2 - Remove. G4 Outgrown Lawson Cypress hedge (4 trees) - Remove. T7 & T8 Sycamores x2 - Remove. G9 Outgrown Lawson Cypress hedge (14 trees) on third-party land - Remove hanging branch and reduce crowns by 4-5m to about 12-14m high. G10 Cypresses x3 on third-party land - Reduce crowns by 2-3m to about 6m higBromley 25/01819/TREE · All Other
May 2025
350 m away
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 62 m²
44since energy certificates began (2008)
4in BR7 5HR itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2021
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
28 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (73 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Pavilion Leisure Centre, Kentish Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Apr 2023
3.0 km away - Rooftop solar
J Sainsbury, Walters Yard - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 240 kW
Jun 2026
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Avery Hill Campus, Avery Hill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Mar 2026
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Baugh Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores Limited, Edgington Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Nov 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Dec 2023
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Limited, Corner Of Weigall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Sept 2023
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Nov 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
6.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
High Street, ChislehurstHighway repair and maintenance works · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL) · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Park Road, ChislehurstHighway repair and maintenance works · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL) · Multi-way signals
Jan 2027 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Minor
Camden Grove, ChislehurstUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Minor
Elmstead Lane, ChislehurstUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Two-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 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
8.6 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
10.1 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
15.7 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
22.2 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
12.3 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
14.7 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
15.6 km away - TransportMay 2022
19.6 km away
Firgarth, Yester Park, BR7 5DGConversion of detached garage to include roof alterations with increase in roof height to form accommodation in loft space with front and rear dormers and elevational alterations. Alterations to dwelling to include front gable window extension, roof extension front and rear dormer windows and elevational alterations. Landscaping alterations to rear garden to include steps/balustrade, sunken pathwaBromley 25/01516/FULL6 · Householder
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 Running nearest: Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF) (energy from waste, 7.3 km); Thameside DC (rooftop solar, 8.8 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.