What's changing near GU16 8XL
Within 2 km, around Frimley in Surrey Heath. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
111new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
484homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.9%like-for-like prices in Frimley, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.7%)
-9%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
16 new homes completed1 flats, 15 houses · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
700 m away - New homes
9 new homes completed6 flats, 3 houses · Jan 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
700 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
650 m away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
36 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Sep 2025
Sept 2025
1.9 km away - Planning permissionSept 2024
650 m away - Planning permissionOct 2022
1.8 km away - Planning permission
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 57 m²
22since energy certificates began (2008)
3in GU16 8XL itself
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2023
- Extendedcertificate 2020
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
19 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (2 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Chancerygate Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
May 2024
2.0 km away - Solar farm
St Michaels Abbey, Farnborough Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Apr 2026
2.7 km away - Battery storage
West Side Of France Hill Drive - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Contra House, Oak Close - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 350 kW
Jun 2026
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Data Centre, Dennison House, Stanhope Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Gbc Uk, Glebeland Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 240 kW
Mar 2026
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Tesco Stores, Marshall Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Dec 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Invincible Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2023
4.2 km away - Solar farm
Templer Avenue - Solar Photovoltaic PanelApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Dec 2022
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Farnborough International Exhibition Centre, Etps Road - Solar PanelsBeing built · 1 MW
Feb 2024
4.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major
Richmond Close Footpath, CamberleyUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
50 m away - Major
Richmond Close, CamberleyUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Major
Richmond Close, CamberleyUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · No carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
100 m away - Minor
Chobham Road, CamberleyHighway improvement works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Two-way signals
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
550 m away - Minor
Old Bisley Road, CamberleyUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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 Sept 2016
19.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
19.2 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2020
21.9 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
24.0 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
25.6 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
25.8 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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
DESNZ Renewable Energy Planning Database, April to June 2026 (OGL). Projects of 150 kW and over; refused, withdrawn and abandoned ones are left out.