What's changing near ME13 7LG
Within 2 km, around Faversham West in Swale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
163new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.5%like-for-like prices in Faversham West, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.5%)
-18%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
12 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
2.0 km away - New homes
48 new homes completed8 flats, 40 houses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
15 new homes completedhouses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1.6 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2025
May 2025
1.2 km away - Planning permissionJun 2021
950 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 18 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
23homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
40since energy certificates began (2008)
2in ME13 7LG itself
- Extendedcertificate 2024
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
7storm overflows within 2 km
43hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
54spill events counted
- Southern Water
Court Street Faversham Csointo Faversham Creek25 spills, 19 hours in 2025
900 m away - Southern Water
Abbey Road Faversham Ceointo Faversham Creek7 spills, 13 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Southern Water
Abbeyfields Faversham Csointo Faversham Creek12 spills, 6 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Southern Water
Cyprus Road Faversham Csointo Faversham Creek9 spills, 5 hours in 2025
2.0 km away - Southern Water
North Lane Faversham Csointo The Faversham Creek1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
900 m away - Southern Water
Hazebrouck Road Faversham Wwpsinto Faversham Creek (Via Drain)0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
450 m away - Southern Water
Gordon Square Spsinto Cooksditch Stream0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.5 km away
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
16 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (572 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Shepherd Neame, North Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Oct 2022
1.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Ewell Farm, Graveney Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 410 kW
Jul 2025
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Cold Store, Rushett Lane - Solar ArraysApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jul 2025
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Norham Farm, Selling Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Mar 2026
5.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hempstead Farm, Hempstead Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Oct 2022
7.6 km away - Battery storage
Plot 2B EurolinkVBeing built · 20 MW
Oct 2021
8.4 km away - Solar farm
Pitstock Farm - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 41 MW
Oct 2025
9.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Brabazon Road, Eastchurch - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Mar 2022
9.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Floplast, Castle Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Mar 2024
9.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Castle Road, Eurolink - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Sept 2023
9.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Fielding Street, FavershamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Major
Leslie Smith Drive, FavershamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
South Road, FavershamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
West Street, FavershamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN WATER · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Standard
Bysing Wood Road, FavershamUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
1000 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
- Decided
Cleve Hill Solar ParkGenerating Stations · Land approximately 2 km northeast of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. decided May 2020
4.3 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2019
10.2 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2021
10.2 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2013
19.0 km away - Decideddecided Dec 2017
20.0 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2025
23.8 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: Abbey Fields Farm (solar farm, 1.8 km); Cleve Hill Solar Project (solar farm, 3.8 km); Cleve Hill Solar Project (battery storage, 3.8 km); Tonge Corner Farm (solar farm, 8.2 km); Old Rides solar Farm (solar farm, 8.9 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.
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.