What's changing near CM7 3XN
Within 2 km, around Braintree South in Braintree. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
166new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.4%like-for-like prices in Braintree South, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.2%)
+2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
33 new homes completed15 flats, 18 houses · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
700 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
400 m away - New homes
35 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
600 m away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
500 m away - New homes
36 new homes completed12 flats, 24 houses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed6 flats, 2 houses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permissionSept 2023
1.4 km 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.
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 20 m²
17since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CM7 3XN 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
6storm overflows within 2 km
101hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
62spill events counted
- Anglian Water
Braintree Water Recycling Centreinto The River Brain51 spills, 77 hours in 2025
950 m away - Anglian Water
Braintree Water Recycling Centreinto The River Brain3 spills, 16 hours in 2025
950 m away - Anglian Water
Braintree Water Recycling Centreinto River Brain Nt7 spills, 8 hours in 2025
1.8 km away - Anglian Water
Braintree Water Recycling Centreinto River Brain Nt1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Anglian Water
Rose Hillinto River Brain0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.3 km away - Anglian Water
Notley Road Csointo The River Brain0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
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
28 planned, approved or being built and 10 running (121 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Braintree Village, Charter Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jun 2025
500 m away - Battery storage
Braintree Road, Cressing - Battery StorageBeing built · 57 MW
Jan 2025
850 m away - Solar farm
Cressing East - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2025
2.0 km away - Battery storage
Pods Brook Road - Battery DistributionApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2026
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Antislip Antiwear Treads International, Swinbourne Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2023
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Enterprise Drive, Springwood Drive - Batter Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
3.5 km away - Solar farm
Cressing Farm, Witham Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 14 MW
Jun 2025
4.1 km away - Battery storage
Slamseys Energy StorageBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2020
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Kentish Farm 2 - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 17 MW
Jul 2025
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Kentish Farm 2 - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 23 MW
Jul 2025
4.4 km away - Solar farm
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Island Site Road, BraintreeSection 50 · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 m away - Standard
Cressing Road, CressingSection 50 · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Millennium Way, BraintreeHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
150 m away - Minor
Millennium Way, BraintreeHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
200 m away - Minor
Millennium Way, BraintreeHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 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 Dec 2024
5.0 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2024
8.4 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
9.8 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
24.5 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.
Running nearest: Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (solar farm, 3.2 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (battery storage, 3.2 km); Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) (solar farm, 3.5 km); Kentishes Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.5 km); Wren Power and Pulp (Rivenhall Airfield) (energy from waste, 5.0 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.