Longfield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel
decided Jun 2023 12.1 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Bocking: +7% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 20 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.7% 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
Slamseys Energy StorageBeing built · 10 MW
Jan 2020 4.9 km away
Energy from waste
Chelmsford City Racecourse - Pyrolysis PlantApproved, not yet built
Sept 2021 6.1 km away
Running nearest: Kentishes Solar Farm (solar farm, 3.9 km); Drapers Farm Solar Park (solar farm, 5.3 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (solar farm, 5.9 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (battery storage, 5.9 km); Cressing Solar Farm (Phase 1) (solar farm, 6.6 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.