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What's changing near DA18 4BA
Within 2 km, around South Thamesmead in Bexley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
275new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
24homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-3.9%like-for-like prices in South Thamesmead, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.5%)
0%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
106 new homes completed101 flats, 5 houses · Oct 2025 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
800 m away - New homes
133 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
900 m away - New homes
5 new homes completed2 flats, 3 houses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
800 m away - Planning permissionJul 2024
1.7 km away - Planning permissionApr 2024
1.8 km away - Planning permissionMay 2022
700 m away - New schoolSept 2021
1.7 km away - Planning permissionApr 2021
1.5 km away
Planning applications within 500 m
10applications in the last 12 months
7approved · 1 refused
2still being decided
0net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
11, Abbotswood Close, DA17 5RNLawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from Residential Dwelling (Class C3) to Children's Home (Class C2) for upto 4 children with staff present on a rota basis.Bexley 26/01823/LDCP · All Other
Sept 2026
450 m away - Application Under Consideration
143, Parkway, DA18 4HQReplacement of windows and doors of front/rear elevations.Bexley 26/01616/FUL · All Other
Aug 2026
450 m away - Approved
112, Overton Road, SE2 9SEErection of a two storey side extension following demolition of existing side garage including alterations to external steps and lowering of ground floor level to provide street-level access.Bexley 26/01041/FUL · All Other
Jun 2026
400 m away - Approved
114, Overton Road, SE2 9SEErection of a single storey rear extension, including replacement steps to the rear.Bexley 26/00892/FUL · All Other
May 2026
400 m away - Approved
24, St Edmunds Close, DA18 4DUConversion of garage to habitable room.Bexley 26/00436/FUL · All Other
May 2026
400 m away - Approved
114, Overton Road, SE2 9SELawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of roof space involving alterations to existing roofline, including a hip to gable enlargement, a rear dormer extension and rooflights to front roofslopesBexley 26/00856/LDCP · All Other
Apr 2026
400 m away - Approved
104, Parkway, DA18 4HH
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
0in DA18 4BA 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
74 planned, approved or being built and 22 running (168 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Thames Innovation Centre, Veridion Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2025
700 m away - Anaerobic digestion
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Approved, not yet built · 19 MW
Apr 2020
1.8 km away - Energy from waste
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Being built · 81 MW
Jan 2023
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Riverside Energy ParkApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Apr 2020
1.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Riverside Energy Park (REP)Approved, not yet built · 1 MW
Apr 2020
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Riverside Resource Recovery Facility Battery StorageBeing built · 3 MW
Dec 2020
1.9 km away - Energy from waste
Connect Waste (Chequers Lane)Planning application in · 20 MW
Mar 2020
2.7 km away - Battery storage
Atcost Road - Battery Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 100 MW
May 2024
3.1 km away - Energy from waste
Thames Gateway EfWApproved, not yet built · 19 MW
Nov 2014
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Gateway Park, Choats Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Jun 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Ceme Campus, Marsh Way - Solar PV Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
10 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Yarnton Way, ErithHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Major
Felixstowe Road, Abbey WoodHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · Two-way signals
Sept 2026 to Feb 2027
850 m away - Minor
Overton Road East, Abbey WoodHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
350 m away - Minor
Overton Road, Abbey WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Minor
Sydney Road, Abbey WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Overton Road, Abbey WoodUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Shortlands Close, BelvedereUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Minor
Eastern Way, ThamesmeadHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · Lane closure
Apr 2027 to Apr 2027
800 m away - Minor
Eastern Way, ThamesmeadHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BEXLEY · Lane closure
Apr 2027 to May 2027
800 m away - Minor
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
1.8 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
2.1 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
8.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
9.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
15.3 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
15.6 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
3.0 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
18.1 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
19.1 km away
New school
Apr 2021
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Lawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of garage into habitable room including alterations to front fenestrations.
Bexley 26/00204/LDCP · All Other
Feb 2026
400 m away
Refused51, Glimpsing Green, DA18 4HBLawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from Residential Dwelling (Class C3) to Children's Home (Class C2) for 3 Children up to 18 years of age with 2 carers.Bexley 25/02428/LDCP · All Other
Dec 2025
350 m away Approved3, Hartslock Drive, SE2 9URLawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of 2 garages into habitable space.Bexley 25/02378/LDCP · All Other
Nov 2025
450 m away ApprovedHarris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, DA18 4DWApplication under Section 73 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 to vary condition 2 (Approved Drawings) to to amend the Noise Impact Assessment of planning permission Ref: 24/01069/FUL for the installation of substation and Air Source Heat Pumps with acoustic enclosures.Bexley 25/02243/FUL · All Other
Oct 2025
150 m away Approved61, Glimpsing Green, DA18 4HBRetention of single storey rear extension and conversion of garage to habitable room and proposed change of use from Dwellinghouse Class (C3) to Dwelling house Class (C3b) for supported living.Bexley 25/01401/FUL · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Sept 2025
400 m away Approved64, Holstein Way, DA18 4DLChange of use from Residential dwelling (Class C3) to HMO house of multiple occupation (Class C4) and conversion of double garage to habitable rooms.Bexley 25/01410/FUL · All Other
Jul 2025
350 m away ApprovedHarris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, DA18 4DWApplication to approve details of condition 3 (Arboricultural Survey) pursuant to application 24/01069/FUL for installation of substation and Air Source Heat Pumps with acoustic enclosures.Bexley 24/01069/FUL02 · All Other
May 2025
150 m away ApprovedParkway Primary School, Alsike Road, DA18 4DPErection of a 3M high anti climb mesh fence following replacement of the existing fence around the perimeter of the school.Bexley 25/00979/FUL · All Other
May 2025
300 m away Approved138, Lensbury Way, SE2 9TAAlterations to existing roof including the erection of a mansard roof extension with front, rear and side dormers in order to provide additional bedrooms to the care home and erection of a single, part two storey rear extension.Bexley 25/00197/FUL · All Other
Apr 2025
450 m away Approved29, Northwood Place, DA18 4HNLawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the erection of a single storey rear extension.Bexley 25/00924/LDCP · All Other
Apr 2025
450 m away Approved94, Mangold Way, DA18 4DFApplication to approve details of condition 3 (Cycle storage) 4 (Secure by Design) pursuant to application 24/00380/FUL for Change of use from dwelling (Class C3) to class C4 HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) for a maximum of 5 people and erection of single storey rear and front infill extensions and provision of bicycle storage.Bexley 24/00380/FUL01 · All Other
Mar 2025
200 m away Refused2, St Edmunds Close, DA18 4DULawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the change of use from Dwelling House (Class C3a) to Supported Housing (Class C3b).Bexley 25/00454/LDCP · All Other
Mar 2025
400 m away ApprovedHarris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, DA18 4DWNon material amendment to relocate substation of approved application 24/01069/FUL which allowed the 'Installation of substation and Air Source Heat Pumps with acoustic enclosures.'Bexley 24/01069/FULMIN · All Other
Mar 2025
150 m away ApprovedHarris Garrard Academy, Yarnton Way, DA18 4DWApplication to approve details of condition 3 (Arboricultural Survey) pursuant to application 24/01069/FUL for Installation of substation and Air Source Heat Pumps with acoustic enclosures.Bexley 24/01069/FUL01 · All Other
Feb 2025
150 m away Approved1, Parkway, DA18 4HGConversion of garage to a habitable room.Bexley 25/00144/FUL · All Other
Jan 2025
250 m away Refused1, Parkway, DA18 4HGLawful Development Certificate (Proposed) for the conversion of garage into habitable space.Bexley 24/02932/LDCP · All Other
Dec 2024
250 m away Approved12, St Edmunds Close, DA18 4DUSingle storey side extension incorporating a juliet balcony over and alterations to side and rear fenestration.Bexley 24/02911/FUL · All Other
Dec 2024
450 m away Approved93, Overton Road, SE2 9SFSingle storey rear / side extension and conversion of garage to habitable space involving alterations to front elevation.Bexley 24/02497/FUL · All Other
Oct 2024
450 m away Approved10, Plympton Close, DA17 5RTNon material amendment for internal alerations and insertion of ventilation window to the side elevation of approved application 24/01746/FUL which allowed the erection of a single storey side and rear extension.Bexley 24/01746/FULMIN · All Other
Aug 2024
500 m away Source: Planning London Datahub (Greater London Authority and the London boroughs); applications validated since January 2023. Data is published as received and may contain errors; check the borough's planning portal for documents.
Approved, not yet built · 910 kW
Apr 2023
3.8 km away
Rooftop solarPooles Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
3.8 km away Running nearest: Crossness Sewage Works Turbine (wind farm, 1.1 km); Crossness Sewage Works (other, 1.1 km); Crossness Sewage Works PV (rooftop solar, 1.5 km); Twin Tumps Way - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.4 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 2.9 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.
Wilton Road, Abbey WoodUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Waste Water Treatment Plants · Cross London Project
decided Sept 2014
17.0 km away
Decideddecided Apr 2014
17.3 km away DecidedTilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
18.0 km away Decideddecided Feb 2017
18.2 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.