What's changing near HP1 2JL
Within 2 km, around Chaulden in Dacorum. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
137new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.4%like-for-like prices in Chaulden, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-22%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
24 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
400 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
650 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
300 m away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
400 m away - New homes
25 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
250 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
350 m away - New homes
9 new homes completed4 flats, 5 houses · Aug 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
12 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
350 m away - New school
New school: Chaulden Infants' and NurseryAcademy sponsor led, primary
Feb 2024
300 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 20 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
15homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
23since energy certificates began (2008)
0in HP1 2JL 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
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
17 planned, approved or being built and 1 running (300 kW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Little Heath Lane - Solar PV ArrayPlanning application in · 25 MW
Apr 2022
1.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Dacorum Sports Centre, Park Road - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 320 kW
Nov 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
London Road Retail Park, Unit A - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Apr 2026
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
The Snowcentre, St Albans Hill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 850 kW
May 2024
3.2 km away - Battery storage
Verge By Hemel Stags Rugby Club, Pennine Way - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
The Mount Hmp, Molyneaux Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
May 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Ashlyns Nursing Home, Chesham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Sept 2025
4.3 km away - Battery storage
The End Of Taransey, Taransay - Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Century House, Maylands Avenue - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Mar 2023
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
G Park Maxted Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Jul 2022
5.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Rosewood Court, Hemel HempsteadHighway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
750 m away - Major, planned
The Glades, Hemel HempsteadHighway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 m away - Standard
Middle Hill, Hemel HempsteadUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Standard
Long Chaulden, Hemel HempsteadUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Standard
Lindlings, Hemel HempsteadRemedial works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Standard
Long Chaulden, Hemel HempsteadHighway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
450 m away - Standard
Ridge Lea, Hemel HempsteadHighway improvement works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 m away - Minor
Jocketts Road, Hemel HempsteadHighway repair and maintenance works · HERTFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
400 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 Oct 2013
13.3 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2025
16.3 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
17.5 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). application due January 2027
19.4 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
26.9 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport
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.
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.