Within 2 km, around Valentines Park & Cranbrook in Redbridge. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
43new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-7.4%like-for-like prices in Valentines Park & Cranbrook, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.9%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
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Nearby, most recent first
New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025 1.3 km away
School closed
School closed: The Ursuline Prep School IlfordOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Aug 2025 1.5 km away
New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Aug 2025
Aug 2025 1.4 km away
New school
New school: Apex Secondary School for GirlsOther independent school, other independent school
Feb 2025 1.1 km away
New school
New school: Apex Secondary School for BoysOther independent school, other independent school
Feb 2025 1.1 km away
New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024
Oct 2024 950 m away
School closed
School closed: Park School for GirlsOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2023 1.4 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 17 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
95applications in the last 12 months
49approved · 9 refused
26still being decided
37net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
Application Under Consideration
53, Woodford Avenue, IG2 6URErection of one (one x 3-bedroom) detached single dwelling house with associated cycle storage, waste / refuse storage, landscaping works and amenity space. (Summary).Redbridge 2440/26 · All Other
Oct 2026 350 m away
Application Under Consideration
1, St Edmund's Road, IG1 3QLSingle storey side and rear wrap around extension. (Retrospective). (summary)Redbridge 2426/26 · All Other
28, Beehive Lane, IG1 3RSChange of use from a small HMO (C4) into a Children's Home (C2) for a maximum of two children. (Summary).Redbridge 2422/26 · All Other
Sept 2026 300 m away
Application Under Consideration
412-416 Montrose House, Eastern Avenue, IG2 6NQEastern Avenue - Discharge of Condition 28 (BREEAM)Redbridge 4462/20/06 · All Other
Sept 2026 200 m away
Refused
6, Ethelbert Gardens, IG2 6ULChange of use from dwellinghouse (C3) into Supported Living Accommodation for up to five adults (C3(b)). (Summary).Redbridge 2194/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 200 m away
Refused
261, Eastern Avenue, IG4 5ATLoft conversion with rear dormer. Three front rooflights. Removal of 2x chimneys. Single storey front extension to create porch. Detached rear outbuilding. (summary)
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
12storm overflows within 2 km
37hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
74spill events counted
Thames Water
Elmcroft Avenue,into The River Roding13 spills, 12 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Thames Water
Cso At High Roadinto River Roding9 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Thames Water
Elmcroft Avenue,into The River Roding13 spills, 6 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Thames Water
Elmcroft Avenue,into The River Roding14 spills, 4 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Thames Water
Elmcroft Avenue,into The River Roding10 spills, 3 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Thames Water
Cso At Redbridge Lane Westinto To River Roding4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.6 km away
Thames Water
Nutter Lane / Preston Drive Csointo Roding3 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.4 km away
Thames Water
Elmcroft Avenue,into The River Roding3 spills, 1 hours in 2025
4, Sussex Close, IG4 5DPSingle storey rear extension with a depth of 3.50 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres and height at the eaves of 2.90 metres.Redbridge 2240/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 350 m away
Approved
13, Roll Gardens, IG2 6TNSingle storey front extension to existing garage including alterations to the garage roof. Alterations to fenestrations. Conversion of garage into a habitable room. (Summary).Redbridge 2185/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 400 m away
Approved
158, Beehive Lane, IG4 5EEDetached rear outbuilding. (Part Retrospective). (Summary).Redbridge 2059/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 400 m away
Not Required
39, Castleview Gardens, IG1 3QBSingle storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.40 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.Redbridge 2183/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 250 m away
Application Under Consideration
15, Bramley CrescentConversion of single dwellinghouse into two self-contained flats (one x 2-bedroom and one x 3-bedroom) with associated amenity space, waste/refuse and cycle storage. (Retrospective) (Summary)Redbridge 1848/26 · All Other · 3 homes proposed
Aug 2026 450 m away
Approved
409, Cranbrook Road, IG1 4UNSingle storey rear/side extension. (Summary)Redbridge 1891/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 500 m away
Approved
261, Eastern Avenue, IG4 5ATDouble storey rear extension. (Summary).Redbridge 2037/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 300 m away
Refused
261, Eastern Avenue, IG4 5ATLoft conversion with rear dormer, three front rooflights. Removal of 2x chimneys. Single storey front extension to create porch. Detached rear outbuilding. (summary)Redbridge 2039/26 · All Other
Aug 2026 300 m away
Application Under Consideration
74, Woodford Avenue, IG2 6XESingle and part first floor rear extension with bi-fold doors. Frist floor front side extension. Loft conversion with one rear dormer and two side dormers. Hip to gable roof alterations. Nine roof lights. Removal of chimney stack. Alterations to fenestrations (summary)Redbridge 1988/26 · All Other
Jul 2026 450 m away
Approved
128, Home Heather House, Beehive LaneTPO 06/13 - G1 (Yew) - remove deadwood, crown thinning 25% over the group and sub lateral reduction of 0.5m to clear branches; and T3 (Birch) - crown reduce by 2m; and T4 (Alder - dead) - fell, grind and replace; and T1 (Ash) - sub lateral reduction by 2m. (Summary)Redbridge 1686/26 · All Other
Jul 2026 250 m away
Approved
27, Sussex Close, IG4 5DPSingle storey side extension. (Summary).Redbridge 1712/26 · All Other
Jul 2026 300 m away
Approved
9, Wycombe Road, IG2 6UTLoft conversion with rear dormer. Hip to gable roof alterations. Two front rooflights. New window in gable end. (summary)Redbridge 1718/26 · All Other
Jul 2026 350 m away
Approved
50, Inglehurst Gardens, IG4 5HEDischarge of condition for approved permission 0772/26: Tree protection (Condition 5). (Summary).Redbridge 0772/26/02 · All Other
Jun 2026 500 m away
Approved
7, Gaysham Avenue, IG2 6TH7 Gaysham Avenue - Loft - LPDCRedbridge 1699/26 · All Other
Jun 2026 450 m away
Approved
9, Woodford Avenue, IG2 6UFSingle storey rear extension (Retrospective). (summary)Redbridge 1492/26 · All Other
Jun 2026 300 m away
Approved
7, St Edmund's Road, IG1 3QLSingle storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.50 metres and height at the eaves of 2.90 metres.Redbridge 1588/26 · All Other
Jun 2026 250 m away
Approved
20, Wycombe Road, IG2 6UTSingle storey side extension with a flat roof (retrospective) (summary)Redbridge 1472/26 · All Other
Jun 2026 350 m away
Refused
59, Ethelbert Gardens, IG2 6UWFirst floor rear balcony enclosure (retrospective) (summary)Redbridge 1527/26 · All Other
Jun 2026 250 m away
Source: Planning London Datahub (Greater London Authority and the London boroughs); applications validated since January 2023. Data is published as received and may contain errors; check the borough's planning portal for documents.
Jan 2026 3.5 km away
Rooftop solar
Churchfields Junior School, Churchfields - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Oct 2023 3.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Plashet School - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025 4.1 km away
Running nearest: Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (wind farm, 5.7 km); Beckton STW Enhanced Sludge Digestion (other, 5.7 km); King's Yard (biomass, 6.4 km); Beckton Gas Pressure Reduction Station (biomass, 6.7 km); Beckton STW Biodiesel Power Plant (biomass, 6.8 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.
Minor
Woodford Avenue, IlfordOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 1000 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury
decided Feb 2019 25.9 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.