What's changing near KT12 4LU
Within 2 km, around Hersham in Elmbridge. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
39new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
173homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-2.1%like-for-like prices in Hersham, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.1%)
-17%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completed4 flats, 2 houses · Nov 2025 – Jan 2026
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.3 km away - Planning permissionMay 2025
350 m away - New schoolAug 2023
1.8 km away - School closed
School closed: Westward SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2022
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 23 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
25homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
45since energy certificates began (2008)
0in KT12 4LU 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
30 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (15 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
Garson Farm, Winterdown Road - Solar Panels & Battery StoragePlanning application in · 780 kW
May 2023
800 m away - Battery storage
Garson Farm, Winterdown Road - Solar Panels & Battery StoragePlanning application in
May 2023
800 m away - Rooftop solar
Garson Farm, Winterdown Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Aug 2022
800 m away - Battery storage
Rydens Road - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Apr 2026
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Big Yellow Self Storage, Central Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Brooklands Road - Solar Photovoltaics PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
5.2 km away - Energy from waste
Charlton Lane Eco Park (ACT)Being built · 4 MW
May 2015
5.2 km away - Battery storage
Sunbury Battery Energy Storage System - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Jan 2026
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Vickers Drive North, Brooklands Industrial Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Apr 2023
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Avro Way, Brooklands Industrial Park - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Mar 20246.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Rydens Grove, Walton-On-ThamesUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Hersham Road, Walton-On-ThamesUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 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 May 2022
6.3 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
11.3 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
12.3 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
14.4 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
23.7 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
25.2 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Hurst Road - Walton Solar PV Farm (solar farm, 3.9 km); Walton WTW PV (solar farm, 4.1 km); Charlton Lane Eco Park (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.2 km); London’s Queen Elizabeth II reservoir (solar farm, 6.4 km); Cobham Motorway Service Area - Solar Photovoltaics (rooftop solar, 7.0 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.