What's changing near CM13 2JW
Within 2 km, around Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon in Brentwood. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
110new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8%like-for-like prices in Herongate, Ingrave & West Horndon, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.2%)
+12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completed5 flats, 1 houses · Jan 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
10 new homes completed3 flats, 7 houses · Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
60 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
950 m away - School closed
School closed: Herington House SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2020
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 17 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
22homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 51 m²
43since energy certificates began (2008)
4in CM13 2JW itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2022
- Extendedcertificate 2013
- Extendedcertificate 2010
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
4hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill 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
21 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (288 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Billericay Solar Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Apr 2025
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
The Marillac, Eagle Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2025
2.9 km away - Battery storage
Brentwood nergy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2021
3.1 km away - Solar farm
Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 2025
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Peri Limited, Greenways - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Dec 2022
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
6.3 km away - Battery storage
Warley Energy Hub, Ockenden - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
7.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
7.2 km away - Battery storage
Lower Dunton Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 368 MW
Oct 2024
7.6 km away - Battery storage
Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2026
8.1 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2022
5.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
13.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
17.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
17.7 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
18.3 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
18.6 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Hutton Battery Storage (Lower Road) (battery storage, 2.7 km); Crouch Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.9 km); Crouch Solar Farm (battery storage, 4.9 km); Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton - Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.0 km); Lower Dunton Road Battery Storage Facility (battery storage, 7.6 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.