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
2storm overflows within 2 km
30hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
12spill events counted
Southern Water
Kings Hall Wps, Herne Bayinto North Sea · near bathing water: Herne Bay; Herne Bay Central8 spills, 26 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Southern Water
Eddington Lane Wpsinto The Plenty Brook · near bathing water: Herne Bay; Herne Bay Central4 spills, 4 hours in 2025
18 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025 1.6 km away
New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2025 – Jun 2025
Jun 2025 1.8 km away
New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – May 2025
May 2025 2.0 km away
New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2025
Mar 2025 1.6 km away
New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025 700 m away
New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025 1.7 km away
New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024
Dec 2024 1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 26 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
University Of Kent, Templeman Library - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Dec 2024 9.2 km away
Running nearest: Owls Hatch Road (solar farm, 3.0 km); Molehill Farm (solar farm, 3.4 km); Woodlands Farm Solar Park (solar farm, 5.1 km); Shelford Generation Plant II (landfill gas, 8.2 km); St Nicholas Court Farm (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 8.3 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 Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.
Generating Stations · approximately 8km off the east coast of Kent, in areas surrounding Thanet Offshore Wind Farm
decided Jun 2020 29.8 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.