What's changing near CM3 4JR
Within 2 km, around Danbury & Bicknacre in Chelmsford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
5new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
10homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.6%like-for-like prices in Danbury & Bicknacre, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
+12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- Planning permissionOct 2025
1000 m away - Planning permissionJul 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionOct 2024
1.4 km away - Planning permissionApr 2024
1.1 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 78 m²
3since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CM3 4JR 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
17 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
2.0 km away - Solar farm
Prentice’s Farm- Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 21 MW
Sept 2024
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green)Approved, not yet built · 37 MW
Jul 2022
4.7 km away - Battery storage
Hill Farm Solar Park & Battery Storage (Hanningfield Green)Approved, not yet built
Jul 2022
4.7 km away - Solar farm
Canon Barns Road Solar ParkApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Jan 2022
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Visteon Engineering, Springfield Lyons Approach - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025
5.9 km away - Solar farm
Canon Barns Road - Solar Photovoltaic Arrays & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2023
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, White Hart Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Jul 2025
6.3 km away - Battery storage
Maldon HallApproved, not yet built · 40 MW
May 2019
7.0 km away - Solar farm
LongfieldApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
Jun 2023
8.3 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Immediate - urgent
Woodhill Road, ChelmsfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Jan 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Mayes Lane, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Main Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Main Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Maldon Road, ChelmsfordHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 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
8.3 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2024
13.5 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2024
16.5 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
23.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
24.6 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
27.7 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.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.