What's changing near CM1 2LB

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• New homes
  5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
  Aug 2026
  1.1 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 2 homesBuildings at the Orchards Roxwell Road Writtle Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Dec 2025
  1.8 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 9 homesSite at Writtle Wick Family Centre Chignal Road Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Aug 2025
  650 m away
• New school
  New school: The Sir Geoff Hurst AcademyFree schools special, free schools special
  Feb 2025
  1.2 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 1 home2 Scotts Green Hollow Lane Broomfield Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Dec 2024
  2.0 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 18 homesLand rear Of 17-37 Beach's Drive Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Dec 2023
  1.3 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 6 homesGarage Site and Land Medway Close Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Nov 2023
  950 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Cherwell Drive: 3 homes extended since 2021
• Chignal Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Avon Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Scotts Walk: 1 home extended since 2021
• Trent Road: 1 home extended since 2021
• Wicklow Avenue: 1 home extended since 2021
• Kennet Way: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  207, Avon Road76 m² → 95 m² (+19 m²)
  certificate 2025
• Extended
  263, Avon Road79 m² → 121 m² (+42 m²)
  certificate 2015

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

• Anglian Water
  Avon Rd Sso Chelmsfordinto Tributary River Can12 spills, 132 hours in 2025
  350 m away
• Anglian Water
  Chelmsford - N Mlbn Chignal Road Psinto The One Bridge Brook0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  500 m away
• Anglian Water
  Writtle - Lawford Lane Psinto Trib Of River Wid0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
  2.0 km away

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

10 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (1 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Battery storage
  Sewage Treatment Works, Lawford Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
  Aug 2024
  2.1 km away
• Battery storage
  Verge Fronting, Westway - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Feb 2026
  3.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Bridgemarsh Care Home, Main Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Apr 2023
  3.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Robjohns Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
  Oct 2021
  3.1 km away
• Battery storage
  Robjohns Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Mar 2026
  3.4 km away
• Battery storage
  Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Mar 2025
  5.2 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys, White Hart Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
  Jul 2025
  5.3 km away
• Solar farm
  LongfieldApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
  Jun 2023
  8.3 km away
• Battery storage
  LongfieldApproved, not yet built
  Jun 2023
  8.3 km away
• Solar farm
  St Cleres Hall Pit Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
  Oct 2021
  8.5 km away

Running nearest: Roxwell Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.6 km).

Road and street works within 1 km

10 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.

• Major
  Chignal Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  200 m away
• Major
  Wicklow Avenue, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  400 m away
• Major
  Wicklow Avenue, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  400 m away
• Minor
  Chignal Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  200 m away
• Minor
  Scotts Walk, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  400 m away
• Minor
  Pickwick Avenue, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  500 m away
• Minor
  Cheviot Drive, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  600 m away
• Minor
  Cheviot Drive, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  600 m away
• Minor
  Chignal Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  950 m away
• Minor
  Estella Mead, Chelmsford

Major infrastructure projects within 30 km

• Decided
  Longfield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel
  decided Jun 2023
  8.3 km away
• Decided
  A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening SchemeHighways · From Junction 19 of the A12 to the East of Chelmsford to Junction 25 with the A120 at Marks Tey
  decided Jan 2024
  17.6 km away
• Decided
  Rivenhall IWMF and Energy CentreGenerating Stations · Land at the former Rivenhall Airfield, off Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree CO5 9DF
  decided Dec 2024
  18.4 km away
• Decided
  M25 junction 28 improvementsHighways · To the west of Brentwood in Essex, at the intersection of the M25, the A12 and the A1023
  decided May 2022
  19.7 km away
• Decided
  Lower Thames CrossingHighways · East of Gravesend and Tilbury
  decided Mar 2025
  28.0 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.

Transport schemes within 20 km

None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Melbourne Park, Chignall & Pleshey: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 10 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +0.1% in two years.
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