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).
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
Major, planned
Firs Road, West MerseaHighway improvement works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 500 m away
Major
The Lane, West MerseaUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 750 m away
Major, planned
Coast Road, West MerseaUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 750 m away
Standard
Firs Road, West MerseaUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 500 m away
Minor
Broomhills Road, West MerseaRemedial works · ANGLIAN WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 850 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
Pre-application
Dengie Peninsula Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located north-east and south of the village of Bradwell-on-Sea and east of the village of Burnham-on-Crouch.
Rivenhall IWMF and Energy CentreGenerating Stations · Land at the former Rivenhall Airfield, off Coggeshall Road (A120), Braintree CO5 9DF
decided Dec 2024 20.1 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 25.1 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 26.1 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 West Mersea: +13% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +0.1% in two years.