What's changing near GU9 8NX
Within 2 km, around Farnham Shortheath in Waverley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
79new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
61homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.5%like-for-like prices in Farnham Shortheath, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.3%)
-11%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
800 m away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Dec 2024
1.3 km away - New homes
23 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
800 m away - Planning permissionJan 2023
300 m away - Planning permissionJul 2021
850 m away - Planning permissionJul 2021
1.4 km away
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
43since energy certificates began (2008)
1in GU9 8NX 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
269hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
27spill 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
17 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (16 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Brightwells Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2022
1.0 km away - Battery storage
University For The Creative Arts, Falkner Road - ASHP & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Mar 2024
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
University For The Creative Arts, Falkner Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Sept 2023
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Kinetrol Manufacturing,Farnham Trading Estate - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 240 kW
Oct 2022
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure Club, Wilkinson Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Sept 2023
2.8 km away - Battery storage
Crondall Road, Crondall - Fleet Bramley Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Aug 2025
6.4 km away - Battery storage
Rye CommonApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Sept 2021
7.1 km away - Battery storage
Blue Bell Lodge, Rye Common Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2023
7.1 km away - Battery storage
Penn Croft Farm, Crondall - Battery Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Jan 2023
7.2 km away - Battery storage
Coxmoor Wood, Crondall Road - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 57 MW
Apr 20247.6 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
17 permitted works running now or planned, 15 of them major.
- Major, planned
Farnham Footpath 21/10, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
100 m away - Major, planned
Upper Way, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Major
Upper Way, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Major
Searle Road, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major
Sheephouse, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Dec 2026
250 m away - Major
St Johns Road, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Dec 2026
350 m away - Major
Farnham By-Pass, FarnhamHighway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Major
Firgrove Hill, FarnhamHighway repair and maintenance works · SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Major, planned
Ridgway Road, FarnhamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Oct 2020
10.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
27.5 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.
Running nearest: Farnham Landfill (landfill gas, 2.3 km); Runfold Landfill (landfill gas, 2.9 km); Marsh House Solar Park (solar farm, 3.4 km); Farnborough Airport - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 8.7 km); Hungerford Farm (solar farm, 9.9 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.