Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Swale › Neighbourhood Newington, Halstow & Upchurch › Postcode ME9 7TL What's changing near ME9 7TL Within 2 km, around Newington, Halstow & Upchurch in Swale. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
76 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.5% like-for-like prices in Newington, Halstow & Upchurch, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.5%)
-5% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
Black pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first New homes 12 new homes completed houses · Apr 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026 New homes 17 new homes completed 4 flats, 13 houses · May 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026 New homes 44 new homes completed 6 flats, 38 houses · Mar 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026 New school Sept 2021 New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 5 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 37 m²
3 since energy certificates began (2008)
0 in ME9 7TL 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 29 planned, approved or being built and 8 running (172 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar Phinia, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 2 MW
Mar 2024 Rooftop solar Gillingham Technical Centre, Courteney Road - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024 Rooftop solar Gillingham Technical Centre, Phinia Courteney Road - Solar PV Systems Approved, not yet built · 320 kW
Apr 2024 Solar farm Vigo Lane, Borden - Solar Farm Approved, not yet built · 40 MW
Sept 2025 Solar farm Raspberry - Solar PV Approved, not yet built · 50 MW
Jun 2024 Battery storage Raspberry - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built
Jun 2024 Battery storage Beechings Way, Eastcourt Lane - Battery Energy Storage System Approved, not yet built
Sept 2025 Rooftop solar Event Centre, Detling Hill - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 180 kW
May 2026 Battery storage Kemsley Energy Park Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 120 MW
Sept 2024 Rooftop solar Cook Pastry and Pies - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 960 kW
Mar 2026 Battery storage Road and street works within 1 km 2 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned Spade Lane, Hartlip Section 50 · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 Major Spade Lane, Hartlip Section 50 · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Decided decided Jul 2019 Decided decided Feb 2021 Decided Cleve Hill Solar Park Generating Stations · Land approximately 2 km northeast of Faversham and 5 km west of Whitstable on the North Kent Coast. decided May 2020 Decided decided Feb 2022 Decided Tilbury2 Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019 Decided decided Mar 2025 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: Iwade Solar Farm (solar farm, 2.3 km); Bobbing solar farm (solar farm, 3.5 km); Orchard Farm (solar farm, 4.7 km); Kemsley Substation (battery storage, 7.4 km); Morrisons roof mounted solar (rooftop solar, 7.8 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.