What's changing near CR8 4DP
Within 2 km, around Coulsdon in Croydon. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
145new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Coulsdon, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
+1%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
8 new homes completed6 flats, 2 houses · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
750 m away - New homes
8 new homes completed6 flats, 2 houses · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · May 2026
May 2026
950 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
700 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.3 km away - New school
Planning applications within 500 m
14applications in the last 12 months
10approved · 1 refused
3still being decided
0net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
96, Higher Drive, CR8 2HLMaple tree - Reduce back to previous pruning points. (TPO 33, 1991)Croydon 26/02700/TRE · All Other
Sept 2026
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
11, Haydn Avenue, CR8 4AGDetails pursuant to the discharge of Conditions 8 (Landscaping), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), and 11 (Water Efficiency) attached to planning permission ref. 23/04771/FUL (allowed under appeal ref. APP/L5240/W/24/3351412) for 'Erection of 2 no. three bed semi-detached dwellinghouses and 2 no. two bed semi-detached dwellinghouses (following demolition of existing garage and side extension)Croydon 26/02553/DISC · All Other
Sept 2026
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
71, Haydn Avenue, CR8 4AJErection of single-storey rear extension. Alterations to roof form including erection of side roof extension, front and rear dormer roof extensions. Relocation of rear garden steps.Croydon 26/02346/HSE · Householder
Sept 2026
250 m away - Approved
68, Hartley Old Road, CR8 4HJApplication for a non-material amendment to planning permission 25/02485/HSE for alterations, erection of first floor side and part single storey rear extension. The application seeks to amend as follows: Extension has reduced slightly in size. The side wall has had a part indentation to the boundary, to avoid the existing hedgesCroydon 26/02395/NMA · All Other
Aug 2026
450 m away - Approved
90D, Higher Drive, CR8 2HJT1 - Yew - To crown lift mature TPOed Yew tree located in the front garden to 3m and selectively reduce branches protruding the natural crown by up to 1.5m. T2 - Western red cedar- To crown lift mature Western red cedar located in the front garden to 3m and selectively reduce branches protruding the natural crown by up to 1.5m. (TPO 70, 1989)
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 43 m²
26since energy certificates began (2008)
2in CR8 4DP itself
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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).
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
23 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (28 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Verge At Succombs Hill, By Wapses Lodge Roundabout - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Whitgift School, Nottingham Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 390 kW
Aug 2022
4.2 km away - Battery storage
Caterham Bypass - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 12 MW
Sept 2024
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Westcroft Leisure Centre, Westcroft Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Oct 2024
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsburys Supermarket, Trafalgar Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Oct 2024
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Richard Doll Building, Cotswold Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Jan 2024
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
John Ruskin Sixth form College, Selsdon Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
May 2026
6.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Legal And General Kingswood House, St Monicas Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2023
6.8 km away - Battery storage
Merstham Community Hub, Merstham - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 kW
Jul 2024
7.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Trinity School Of John Whitgift, Shirley Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
- Major
Deepfield Way, CroydonHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF CROYDON · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Blueberry Gardens, CroydonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Major
Blueberry Gardens, CroydonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
950 m away - Major, planned
Hayes Lane, CroydonUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 m away - Major, planned
Rutherwick Rise, CroydonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
1000 m away - Standard
Godstone Road, KenleyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Mar 2027 to Mar 2027
300 m away - Standard
Farthing Way, CroydonWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
350 m away - Standard
Godstone Road, KenleyOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2027 to Sept 2027
400 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 Sept 2025
19.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
19.8 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
20.6 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
21.5 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
21.7 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
23.0 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
17.3 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
17.4 km away
Refused11, Haydn Avenue, CR8 4AGDetails pursuant to the discharge of Conditions 6 (Retaining Walls), 7 (Materials), 8 (Landscaping), 9 (Biodiversity Enhancement Strategy), 10 (SUDS), and 11 (Water Efficiency) attached to planning permission ref. 23/04771/FUL (allowed under appeal ref. APP/L5240/W/24/3351412) for 'Erection of 2 no. three bed semi-detached dwellinghouses and 2 no. two bed semi-detached dwellinghouses (following deCroydon 26/01266/DISC · All Other
Apr 2026
200 m away Approved11, Land Development Site Former Site Of, Hartley Old Road, CR8 4HHNon-material amendment to planning permission 20/05200/FUL for 'Demolition of single-family dwellinghouse and erection of 1x three-storey block containing 3x 2-bedroom flats and 4x 3-bedroom flats and 2x 4-bedroom semi detached houses with associated access, car parking, cycle and refuse storage.' The alterations include changes to land levels and alterations to a retaining wall.Croydon 25/02043/NMA · All Other
Jul 2025
500 m away Approved9B, Satin Heights, Haydn Avenue, CR8 4AGNon-material amendment (changes to landscaping, play space, and parking layout) linked to application 19/02050/FUL for Demolition of existing bungalow. Erection of a 3 storey building with accommodation in the roof space comprising 9 residential apartments with associated parking and landscaping.Croydon 25/01711/NMA · All Other
Jun 2025
200 m away Running nearest: Beddington EfW (energy from waste, 6.6 km); Patteson Court Landfill Site (landfill gas, 9.2 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.
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.