What's changing near GU19 5NT
Within 2 km, around Lightwater in Surrey Heath. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
6new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
55homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-4.1%like-for-like prices in Lightwater, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.7%)
+42%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
10since energy certificates began (2008)
1in GU19 5NT 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
136hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
17spill events counted
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
23 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (5 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Lucas Green Road - Micro Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 kW
Aug 2024
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Windlesham Garden Centre, London Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Jul 2025
3.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Charters School, Charters Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Jun 2024
4.5 km away - Battery storage
West Side Of France Hill Drive - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Royal Berkshire - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Dec 2025
6.0 km away - Battery storage
Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
6.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Ascot Racecourse, High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2026
6.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Data Centre, Dennison House, Stanhope Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jan 2025
6.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Gbc Uk, Glebeland Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 240 kW
Mar 2026
6.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
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
15.6 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
16.3 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
19.0 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
20.2 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
20.3 km away - Pre-application
SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste).
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Trumps Farm (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 7.9 km); Trumps Farm Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 8.0 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.