What's changing near CM3 3AA

On the map

Nearby, most recent first

• Planning permission
  Permission for 1 homeThe Oaks Main Road Boreham Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Jan 2026
  500 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.

Extensions and loft conversions within 500 m Map of every extended home within 1 km →

• Main Road: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Boleyn Way: 1 home extended since 2021
• Allens Close: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  Cock Inn, Main Road92 m² → 150 m² (+58 m²)
  certificate 2021

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

24 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Solar farm
  LongfieldApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
  Jun 2023
  2.0 km away
• Battery storage
  LongfieldApproved, not yet built
  Jun 2023
  2.0 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys, White Hart Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
  Jul 2025
  3.0 km away
• Battery storage
  Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Mar 2025
  3.3 km away
• Solar farm
  St Cleres Hall Pit Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
  Oct 2021
  4.9 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Bridgemarsh Care Home, Main Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
  Apr 2023
  5.3 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Motus Trucks and Vans, Griggs Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
  Feb 2023
  6.1 km away
• Battery storage
  Spinks Lane - Micro Energy FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  May 2026
  6.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Howbridge Junior School, Dengie Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
  Aug 2023
  6.7 km away
• Battery storage
  Verge Fronting, Westway - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Feb 2026
  8.1 km away
• Rooftop solar

Road and street works within 1 km

2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Waltham Road, ChelmsfordUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
  Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
  450 m away
• Major
  Waltham Road, ChelmsfordUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
  Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
  450 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
  2.0 km away
• Decided
  A12 Chelmsford to A120 Widening SchemeHighways · From Junction 19 of the A12 to the East of Chelmsford to Junction 25 with the A120 at Marks Tey
  decided Jan 2024
  9.9 km away
• Decided
  Rivenhall IWMF and Energy CentreGenerating Stations · Land at the former Rivenhall Airfield, off Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree CO5 9DF
  decided Dec 2024
  11.7 km away
• Decided
  M25 junction 28 improvementsHighways · To the west of Brentwood in Essex, at the intersection of the M25, the A12 and the A1023
  decided May 2022
  26.5 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
  26.9 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.

The longer view

• Like-for-like prices in Boreham & Little Baddow: +20% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 230 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): +4.5% in two years.
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