Longfield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel
decided Jun 2023 10.5 km away
Decided
Bramford to Twinstead Electric Lines · 29km linear route between the Bramford Substation,Suffolk and 1.5km south of Twinstead Tee, Essex
decided Sept 2024 25.3 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 Central Braintree: +11% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.1% in two years.
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.
Battery storage
Kentish Farm 2 - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 23 MW
Jul 2025 4.7 km away
Energy from waste
Chelmsford City Racecourse - Pyrolysis PlantApproved, not yet built
Sept 2021 4.8 km away
Running nearest: Drapers Farm Solar Park (solar farm, 4.4 km); Kentishes Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.6 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (solar farm, 5.1 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (battery storage, 5.1 km); Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) (solar farm, 5.2 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Minor
Skitts Hill, BraintreeHighway repair and maintenance works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Minor
Skitts Hill, BraintreeUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.