What's changing near CM3 4HY

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Nearby, most recent first

• Planning permission
  Permission for 1 homeElm Green Barn 108 Main Road Danbury Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Oct 2025
  1.5 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 1 home56 Mill Lane Danbury Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Jul 2025
  50 m away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 1 homeDellwood Elm Green Lane Danbury Chelmsford (full planning permission)
  Oct 2024
  2.0 km away
• Planning permission
  Permission for 7 homes56 Maldon Road Danbury Chelmsford (outline planning permission)
  Apr 2024
  300 m away

New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 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 →

• Mill Lane: 4 homes extended since 2021
• The Avenue: 2 homes extended since 2021
• Danbury Vale: 1 home extended since 2021
• Belvedere Close: 1 home extended since 2021
• Hyde Lane: 1 home extended since 2021
• West Belvedere: 1 home extended since 2021

• Extended
  40, Mill Lane90 m² → 174 m² (+84 m²)
  certificate 2023
• Extended
  68, Mill Lane140 m² → 175 m² (+35 m²)
  certificate 2022
• Extended
  69, Mill Lane81 m² → 140 m² (+59 m²)
  certificate 2020

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

19 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (25 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.

• Solar farm
  St Cleres Hall Pit Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
  Oct 2021
  2.9 km away
• Solar farm
  Prentice’s Farm- Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 21 MW
  Sept 2024
  3.6 km away
• Solar farm
  Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green)Approved, not yet built · 37 MW
  Jul 2022
  5.7 km away
• Battery storage
  Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green)Approved, not yet built
  Jul 2022
  5.7 km away
• Battery storage
  Maldon HallApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
  May 2019
  5.8 km away
• Battery storage
  Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Mar 2025
  6.6 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sainsburys, White Hart Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
  Jul 2025
  6.8 km away
• Solar farm
  Canon Barns Road Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
  Jan 2022
  6.8 km away
• Solar farm
  Canon Barns Road - Solar Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
  Feb 2023
  7.1 km away
• Rooftop solar
  Sub Zero And Wolf Limited, The Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
  Oct 2022
  7.3 km away
• Solar farm

Road and street works within 1 km

10 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.

• Major, planned
  Hyde Lane, ChelmsfordUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  500 m away
• Major
  Hyde Lane, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  600 m away
• Major
  Cherry Garden Lane, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Road closure
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  650 m away
• Major, planned
  Hyde Lane, ChelmsfordUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
  Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
  800 m away
• Minor
  Maldon Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  300 m away
• Minor
  London Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  650 m away
• Minor
  Maldon Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  700 m away
• Minor
  Main Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  750 m away
• Minor
  Mayes Lane, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
  Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
  800 m away
• Minor
  Main Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals

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
  8.3 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
  12.6 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
  15.9 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
  22.6 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
  25.7 km away
• Decided
  Lower Thames CrossingHighways · East of Gravesend and Tilbury
  decided Mar 2025
  28.7 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 Danbury & Bicknacre: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
• Council tax list: 80 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
• Population (GP registrations): -0.8% in two years.
• Everything about Danbury & Bicknacre · homes at CM3 4HY · the property market