What's changing near CO9 1EN
Within 2 km, around Halstead Central & West in Braintree. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
73new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.2%like-for-like prices in Halstead Central & West, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.2%)
-17%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
22 new homes completedflats · May 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
750 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
550 m away - New homes
16 new homes completed6 flats, 10 houses · Dec 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025
500 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
350 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 11 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
7homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 29 m²
16since energy certificates began (2008)
2in CO9 1EN itself
- Extendedcertificate 2026
- Extendedcertificate 2023
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
1storm overflows within 2 km
10hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
7spill events counted
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
12 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (110 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Kentish Farm 2 - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 17 MW
Jul 2025
4.0 km away - Battery storage
Kentish Farm 2 - Battery Energy StoragePlanning application in · 23 MW
Jul 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Jack Arnold, Lancaster Way - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 180 kW
Jun 2026
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Essex Golf/Leisure Club, The Airfield Earls - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Oct 2023
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Hedingham School, Christmas Field - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Mar 2024
6.0 km away - Battery storage
Braintree Road, Cressing - Battery StorageBeing built · 57 MW
Jan 2025
7.9 km away - Solar farm
Cressing East - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 25 MW
Mar 2025
8.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Braintree Village, Charter Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jun 2025
8.5 km away - Battery storage
Enterprise Drive, Springwood Drive - Batter Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
8.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Antislip Antiwear Treads International, Swinbourne Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2023
8.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
Ramsey Road, HalsteadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Major, planned
Mitchell Avenue, HalsteadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major
Mitchell Avenue, HalsteadUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major, planned
Mount Pleasant, HalsteadUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Major, planned
Trinity Road, HalsteadUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
450 m away - Minor
Oak Road, HalsteadUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 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
9.5 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2024
13.6 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
17.4 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
18.1 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.
Running nearest: Halstead Renewable Power Project (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 2.0 km); Gosfield Airfield (solar farm, 3.9 km); Kentishes Solar Farm (solar farm, 4.0 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (solar farm, 8.1 km); Periwinkle Hall - Links Solar photovoltaic farm & Battery storage (battery storage, 8.1 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.