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
4storm overflows within 2 km
129hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
9spill events counted
Anglian Water
Bocking Water Recycling Centreinto River Blackwater Nt8 spills, 128 hours in 2025
250 m away
Anglian Water
Braintree Water Recycling Centreinto River Brain Nt1 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.7 km away
Anglian Water
Bradford Bridge Psinto Trib River Blackwater0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Anglian Water
Rose Hillinto River Brain0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
Longfield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Located on land north east of Chelmsford and north of the A12 between Boreham and Hatfield Peverel
decided Jun 2023 11.7 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 23.4 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 Churchstreet & Blackwater: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 280 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +6.6% in two years.