Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Dartford › Neighbourhood Joydens Wood › Postcode DA5 2BP What's changing near DA5 2BP Within 2 km, around Joydens Wood in Dartford. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
46 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
598 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.2% like-for-like prices in Joydens Wood, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.7%)
-16% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 6 new homes completed flats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025 New homes 6 new homes completed 4 flats, 2 houses · Jan 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025 New homes 9 new homes completed flats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025 New homes 18 new homes completed flats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025 Planning permission Jun 2023 Planning permission May 2022 Planning permission Feb 2022 Planning permission Jan 2022 Planning permission 6 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 33 m²
15 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in DA5 2BP itself
Extended certificate 2026 Extended certificate 2012 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 48 planned, approved or being built and 16 running (130 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage Manor Farm, Dartford Road - Energy Storage System Planning application in · 212 MW
Jun 2025 Rooftop solar Dartford Grammar School For Boys, West Hill - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Sept 2024 Rooftop solar Bexleyheath Superbowl, Albion Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 190 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar The Mall - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Fairfield Pool, Lowfield Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 410 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar Fairfield Centre, Lowfield Street - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 160 kW
Oct 2023 Rooftop solar Northern Gateway Distribution Centre, Central Road North - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 840 kW
Jan 2024 Rooftop solar Northern Gateway Distribution Centre,Central Road North - Solar Panels Planning application in · 550 kW
Jun 2026 Rooftop solar David Lloyd Sports Centre, Darenth Road - Solar Photo Voltaic System Approved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 2024 Rooftop solar White Oak Leisure Centre, Hilda May Avenue - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 430 kW
Road and street works within 1 km 3 permitted works running now or planned.
Standard East Rochester Way, Bexley Works for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Sept 2027 to Sept 2027 Standard East Rochester Way, Bexley Works for road purposes · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · Lane closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 Minor Wansunt Road, Bexley Utility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Nov 2025 Decided Riverside Energy Park Generating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020 Pre-application application due March 2028 Decided Silvertown Tunnel Highways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018 Decided decided Mar 2025 Decided Tilbury2 Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019 Decided Transport schemes within 20 km Running nearest: Riverside Resource Recovery Facility (RRRF) (energy from waste, 5.2 km); Longreach STW - extension (other, 5.2 km); Littlebrook Battery Storage (battery storage, 5.8 km); Rainham Phase II (landfill gas, 6.1 km); Rainham Landfill Scheme, Phase I (landfill gas, 6.1 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.