What's changing near DA4 0DB
Within 2 km, around Darenth Valley in Sevenoaks. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
2new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.3%like-for-like prices in Darenth Valley, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.5%)
-9%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. 1 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
14homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 35 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DA4 0DB 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
27 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (20 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Horton Wood - Solar parkApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2023
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Chimmens Solar FarmApproved, not yet built
Jul 2025
2.3 km away - Biomass
St Margaret's Farm - Green Waste Composting FacilityBeing built
Mar 2020
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
White Oak Leisure Centre, Hilda May Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Dec 2024
4.4 km away - Battery storage
Darenth Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Oct 2025
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Sports Centre, Darenth Road - Solar Photo Voltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairfield Pool, Lowfield Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Oct 2023
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Fairfield Centre, Lowfield Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2023
6.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Princes Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2023
6.8 km away - Solar farm
Idleigh Court Road, New Ash Green - Solar ArrayPlanning application in · 50 MW
Jan 2025
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
London Road, FarninghamOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2027 to Nov 2027
900 m away - Minor
London Road, FarninghamWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 m away - Minor
London Road, FarninghamWorks for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 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
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
14.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
14.7 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
14.9 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
15.0 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
16.4 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
19.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Broadditch Battery Energy (battery storage, 8.2 km); Littlebrook Battery Storage (battery storage, 9.1 km); Longreach STW - extension (other, 9.7 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.