What's changing near CM2 6SJ
Within 2 km, around Chelmer Village in Chelmsford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
30new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
139homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.4%like-for-like prices in Chelmer Village, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-4%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
21homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
33since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CM2 6SJ 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
1hours 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
15 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (1 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, White Hart Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Jul 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Bridgemarsh Care Home, Main Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2023
3.6 km away - Solar farm
St Cleres Hall Pit Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Oct 2021
3.7 km away - Battery storage
Verge Fronting, Westway - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2026
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Robjohns Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2021
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Robjohns Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Sewage Treatment Works, Lawford Lane - Micro Energy StoragePlanning application in · 200 kW
Aug 2024
5.0 km away - Solar farm
LongfieldApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
Jun 2023
5.7 km away - Battery storage
LongfieldApproved, not yet built
Jun 2023
5.7 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Silvester Way, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
600 m away - Minor
Chelmer Village Way, ChelmsfordPermanent reinstatement · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Marston Beck, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Colyers Reach, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Chelmer Road, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · O2 (UK) LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
Yarwood Road, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Give and take
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
- 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
5.7 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2024
14.3 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2024
16.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
22.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
28.2 km away - Pre-application
Dengie Peninsula Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located north-east and south of the village of Bradwell-on-Sea and east of the village of Burnham-on-Crouch. application due October 2027
28.9 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.