What's changing near ME5 9DJ
Within 2 km, around Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill in Tonbridge and Malling. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
17new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
9homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.5%like-for-like prices in Aylesford, Wouldham & Blue Bell Hill, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.4%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
6homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 70 m²
8since energy certificates began (2008)
0in ME5 9DJ 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
23 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (85 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Mackenders Close - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025
2.5 km away - Battery storage
Wouldham Road, Wouldham - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 8 MW
Jan 2022
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Unit A Riverside Business Park - Roof mounted solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 990 kW
Jul 2022
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
St Leonards Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jun 2022
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Corona Terrace And Hollow Lane - Micro Energy Storage SystemPlanning application in · 200 kW
Nov 2025
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Larkfield Leisure Centre, New Hythe Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Dec 2024
5.2 km away - Battery storage
Corona Terrace & Hollow Lane - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2026
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Nutriblend House, Mills Road - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 340 kW
May 2026
5.6 km away - Battery storage
Sundridge HillBeing built · 50 MW
Feb 2022
5.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024
6.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Bluebell Hill Slip South On, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major
Bluebell Hill Slip South On, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Taddington Wood Roundabout, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Minor
Bluebell Hill Slip Link Bridge, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Minor
Bluebell Hill Slip South On, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Minor
Bluebell Hill Slip Link Bridge, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Lord Lees Roundabout, ChathamHighway repair and maintenance works · NATIONAL HIGHWAYS · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Common Road, ChathamUtility repair and maintenance works · BT · Some carriageway incursion
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026
800 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
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
16.4 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
16.6 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2019
17.7 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2021
17.9 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
21.8 km away - 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
29.0 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: BIOSSENCE SOLAR PARK (solar farm, 2.2 km); Aylesford BESS (battery storage, 3.9 km); Allington EFW (energy from waste, 5.2 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.