What's changing near CM4 9AJ
Within 2 km, around Ingatestone & Mountnessing in Brentwood. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
101new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.0%like-for-like prices in Ingatestone & Mountnessing, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.2%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
23 new homes completed15 flats, 8 houses · Dec 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
400 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
350 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
250 m away - New homes
11 new homes completed4 flats, 7 houses · Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
300 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
400 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Nov 2025
Nov 2025
300 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
300 m away - New homes
9 new homes completed5 flats, 4 houses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
300 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – May 2025
May 2025
300 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
250 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 51 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CM4 9AJ 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
13 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (148 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Brentwood nergy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2021
2.2 km away - Solar farm
Great Cowbridge Grange Farm, London Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
May 2025
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Billericay Solar Farm - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 15 MW
Apr 2025
4.0 km away - Solar farm
Outwood Farm (Phase 2)Approved, not yet built · 7 MW
Dec 2014
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
The Marillac, Eagle Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2025
8.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Langford Bridge Farm, Ongar Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Feb 2025
8.3 km away - Solar farm
Barleylands Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 17 MW
Oct 2024
8.4 km away - Battery storage
Barleylands Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Oct 2024
8.4 km away - Battery storage
Robjohns Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
8.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Robjohns Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2021
9.0 km away - Battery storage
Sewage Treatment Works, Lawford Lane - Micro Energy Storage
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Burnthouse Lane, MountnessingWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Major
Burnthouse Lane, MountnessingWorks for Rail Purposes · NETWORK RAIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Standard
The Quorn, IngatestoneUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
9.4 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
17.5 km away - 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
18.3 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
22.0 km away - Decided
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
22.4 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
22.5 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Hutton Battery Storage (Lower Road) (battery storage, 2.6 km); Outwood Farm (Phase 1) (solar farm, 6.8 km); Crouch Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.8 km); Crouch Solar Farm (battery storage, 7.8 km); Ongar Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 8.6 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.