What's changing near CM16 7PE
Within 2 km, around Epping South in Epping Forest. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
11new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-5.0%like-for-like prices in Epping South, 2024 → 2025 (council -0.3%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New schoolApr 2021
1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 6 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 71 m²
1since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CM16 7PE 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
603hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
49spill 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
18 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (5 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Thrift Solar Farm and BESSApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Dec 2025
3.4 km away - Battery storage
Thrift Solar Farm and BESSApproved, not yet built · 30 MW
Dec 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Aerzen House, Langston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2025
4.6 km away - Solar farm
Nickerlands Solar Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Feb 2025
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Rolls Farm Barns, Hastingwood Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jan 2023
8.2 km away - Rooftop solar
The Scout Association, Gilwell Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Nov 2025
8.8 km away - Solar farm
Gilwell Park, Bury Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 620 kW
May 2024
8.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Icon Harlow, Third Avenue - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jun 2023
8.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Icon Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 500 kW
Jun 2023
9.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Gsk Icon Harlow - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 580 kW
Nov 2023
9.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Sunnyside Road, EppingUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
700 m away - Major
Bridge Hill, EppingUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
700 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
12.5 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
13.2 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
14.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
20.0 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
20.2 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
21.6 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Waltham Point Distribution Centre (rooftop solar, 8.8 km); Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 9.8 km); Ongar Landfill Scheme 2 (landfill gas, 9.8 km); Ongar Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 9.8 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.