What's changing near CT6 8FE
Within 2 km, around Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe in Canterbury. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
384new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+2.5%like-for-like prices in Hampton, West End & Swalecliffe, 2024 → 2025 (council 0.0%)
+12%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
950 m away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
62 new homes completed36 flats, 26 houses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
20 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
950 m away - School closed
School closed: Fairlight Glen Independent Special SchoolOther independent special school, other independent special school (closure)
Jul 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
58 new homes completed16 flats, 42 houses · Feb 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
33 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Nov 2025
Nov 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
11 new homes completed
24homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
52since energy certificates began (2008)
1in CT6 8FE 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
4hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill 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
11 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (86 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Hydrogen
Ryse Hydrogen Limited, Thanet Way - Hydrogen Electrolysis FacilityApproved, not yet built
Jul 2020
300 m away - Battery storage
Owls Hatch Road, Thanet Way - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jul 2025
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Swalecliffe Community Primary School, Bridgefield Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2023
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Woodlands Farm, Calcott Hill - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 228 MW
May 2026
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 38 MW
Jul 2025
5.8 km away - Battery storage
Britton Court Farm, Hackington Road - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
5.8 km away - Battery storage
Markerstudy Business Park, Wraik Hill - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Amery Court Farm - Solar ArrayPlanning application in
Oct 2021
6.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Parker Steel, Vauxhall Industrial Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Oct 2024
7.6 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of Kent, Templeman Library - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Dec 20247.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Thanet Way, Herne BayHighway improvement works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Thanet Way, Herne BayHighway improvement works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
800 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 Feb 2013
6.0 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2017
11.6 km away - 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
12.4 km away - Decideddecided Aug 2022
17.7 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2021
23.5 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2019
23.7 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Molehill Farm (solar farm, 1.2 km); Owls Hatch Road (solar farm, 1.3 km); Woodlands Farm Solar Park (solar farm, 4.6 km); Shelford Generation Plant II (landfill gas, 7.1 km); Shelford Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 7.3 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.
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.