What's changing near CM15 9JH
Within 2 km, around Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch in Brentwood. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
34new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.2%like-for-like prices in Brook Street & Pilgrim's Hatch, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.2%)
+9%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. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 43 m²
31since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CM15 9JH 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
15 planned, approved or being built and 9 running (214 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
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
The Marillac, Eagle Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Brentwood nergy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2021
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Langford Bridge Farm, Ongar Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2025
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Peri Limited, Greenways - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Dec 2022
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
7.3 km away - Solar farm
Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 2025
7.7 km away - Solar farm
Nickerlands Solar Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Feb 2025
8.1 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned.
- Minor
Ongar Road, Pilgrims HatchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Stuart Close, Pilgrims HatchHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Temp obstruction 15 minute delay
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Balmoral Road, Pilgrims HatchUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Iris Close, Pilgrims HatchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 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
- Decideddecided May 2022
3.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
15.6 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
16.9 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
17.0 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
20.7 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
21.0 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Hutton Battery Storage (Lower Road) (battery storage, 5.2 km); Ongar Landfill Scheme 2 (landfill gas, 7.0 km); Ongar Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 7.7 km); Crouch Solar Farm (solar farm, 8.3 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.