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.
Solar farm
Outwood Farm (Phase 2)Approved, not yet built · 7 MW
Dec 2014 8.3 km away
Battery storage
Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2026 8.6 km away
Running nearest: Hutton Battery Storage (Lower Road) (battery storage, 2.5 km); Crouch Solar Farm (solar farm, 5.4 km); Crouch Solar Farm (battery storage, 5.4 km); Ford Research And Engineering Centre, Dunton - Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.4 km); Lower Dunton Road Battery Storage Facility (battery storage, 8.1 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Generating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel
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.