Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Canterbury › Neighbourhood Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University › Postcode CT2 7LS What's changing near CT2 7LS Within 2 km, around Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University in Canterbury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
84 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.9% like-for-like prices in Blean Forest, Chartham Hatch & University, 2024 → 2025 (council 0.0%)
-3% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 51 m²
2 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in CT2 7LS itself
Extended certificate 2023 Extended certificate 2022 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 22 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (103 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar University Of Kent, Templeman Library - Solar PV panels Approved, not yet built · 270 kW
Dec 2024 Rooftop solar Kings School Recreation Centre, St Stephens Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jul 2025 Solar farm Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 38 MW
Jul 2025 Battery storage Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Battery Energy Storage Approved, not yet built
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Amery Court Farm - Solar Array Planning application in
Oct 2021 Rooftop solar Morrisons, Ten Perch Road - Solar Pv Panels Approved, not yet built · 420 kW
Dec 2022 Rooftop solar Parker Steel, Vauxhall Industrial Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2024 Rooftop solar Kent And Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 940 kW
May 2026 Rooftop solar Kent Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road - Solar Panels Planning application in · 850 kW
Apr 2026 Rooftop solar Howfield Farm, Howfield Lane - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 400 kW
Oct 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major Downs Road, Canterbury Utility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Standard St Stephen'S Hill, Canterbury Highway improvement works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Standard Downs Road, Canterbury Highway improvement works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided Cleve Hill Solar Park Generating Stations · Land approximately 2 km northeast of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. decided May 2020 Decided decided Aug 2017 Decided decided Feb 2013 Decided decided Dec 2017 Decided decided Aug 2022 Decided decided Feb 2021 Decided Transport schemes within 20 km None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Shelford Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 2.5 km); Shelford Generation Plant II (landfill gas, 2.6 km); Woodlands Farm Solar Park (solar farm, 5.3 km); Nickle Farm (rooftop solar, 6.0 km); Littlebourne (solar farm, 6.1 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.
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.