What's changing near CT4 8DE
Within 2 km, around Wye, Chilham & Kennington in Ashford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
3new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-5.4%like-for-like prices in Wye, Chilham & Kennington, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.8%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
No new homes (5+ in a postcode), planning permissions or school changes recorded within 2 km.
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 2 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
2homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 159 m²
3since energy certificates began (2008)
0in CT4 8DE itself
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
16 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Mansfield Farms, Nickle Lane - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Sept 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Nickle Farm, Nickle Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 310 kW
Oct 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Nickle Farm, Nickle Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Nickle Farm, Mansfield Farms - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jul 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Mansfield Farms, Nickle Lane - Solar ArrayApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Dec 2022
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Norham Farm, Selling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2026
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Howfield Farm, Howfield Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 400 kW
Oct 2025
5.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Morrisons, Ten Perch Road - Solar Pv PanelsApproved, not yet built · 420 kW
Dec 2022
7.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Ewell Farm, Graveney Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jul 2025
8.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Kent And Canterbury Hospital, Ethelbert Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 940 kW
May 2026
9.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major, planned
Hambrook Lane, ChilhamNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
150 m away - Major
Hambrook Lane, ChilhamNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
150 m away - Major, planned
Soleshill Road, ChilhamNew service connection · SOUTH EAST WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
650 m away - Major
Soleshill Road, ChilhamNew service connection · SOUTH EAST WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
650 m away - Minor
Bagham Lane, ChilhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTH EAST WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 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
- Decided
Cleve Hill Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land approximately 2 km northeast of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. decided May 2020
10.9 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2017
12.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2025
15.8 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2019
19.6 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2021
19.7 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2017
20.9 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
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.