What's changing near DT4 8JU
Within 2 km, around Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell in Dorset. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
204new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.5%like-for-like prices in Weymouth Town, Melcombe Regis & Rodwell, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.8%)
-5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
51 new homes completed1 flats, 50 houses · Mar 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
24 new homes completedflats · Jul 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
450 m away - New homes
10 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
400 m away - New homes
13 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025 – Aug 2025
Aug 2025
1.1 km away - New homes
18 new homes completed12 flats, 6 houses · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025
Feb 2025
400 m away - New homes
20 new homes completedflats · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
700 m away - New school
20homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 38 m²
43since energy certificates began (2008)
1in DT4 8JU 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
16storm overflows within 2 km
71hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
106spill events counted
- Wessex Water
Rodwell Avenue Csointo Weymouth Harbour Via Sws (E)44 spills, 34 hours in 2025
400 m away - Wessex Water
The Marsh Combined Sewer Overflowinto Weymouth Harbour(E) · near bathing water: Weymouth Central10 spills, 16 hours in 2025
250 m away - Wessex Water
Admiral Hardy Csointo Weymouth Harbour(E) · near bathing water: Weymouth Central6 spills, 9 hours in 2025
250 m away - Wessex Water
Chickerell Boys Club Csointo Weymouth Harbour(E)20 spills, 5 hours in 2025
250 m away - Wessex Water
Rear Doncaster Roadinto Portland Harbour (C) · near bathing water: Portland Harbour Castle Cove; Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle11 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.6 km away - Wessex Water
Chickerell Road Csointo Weymouth Harbour6 spills, 1 hours in 2025
250 m away - Wessex Water
Weston Road Csointo Weymouth Harbour(E)3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
250 m away - Wessex Water
Castle Cove Pumping Stationinto Portland Harbour · near bathing water: Portland Harbour Castle Cove; Portland Harbour Sandsfoot Castle2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
950 m away
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
15 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (10 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Jubilee Close - Solar photovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2022
1.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Conifers Primary School - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built
Nov 2021
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Shrubbery Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 2022
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Weymouth College Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
May 2021
2.0 km away - Solar farm
Tecan Way, Granby Industrial Estate - Ground Mounted Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Tecan Way, Granby Industrial Estate - Solar Photo Voltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jun 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Cumberland Drive, Granby Industrial Estate - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Nov 2022
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Littlesea Holiday Park, Lynch Lane - Solar photovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Chickerell - Solar Photovoltaics PanelApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jul 2022
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Eweleaze Spinney - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Apr 2025
2.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
The Esplanade, WeymouthHighway improvement works · DORSET COUNCIL · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
900 m away - Standard
Gypsy Lane, WeymouthNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 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
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Chickerell Road, Chickerell - Solar Photovoltaics (PV) Equipment (rooftop solar, 3.4 km); Land at Newlands Farm (solar farm, 3.6 km); NOTTINGTON LANE SOLAR FARM (solar farm, 5.4 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.