What's changing near MK7 8EW
Within 2 km, around Walnut Tree & Tilbrook in Milton Keynes. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
271new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.7%like-for-like prices in Walnut Tree & Tilbrook, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+5%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Mar 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
22 new homes completedhouses · May 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
10 new homes completedhouses · Sep 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – May 2026
May 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
21 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
26 new homes completed4 flats, 22 houses · Nov 2024 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedhouses · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.4 km away
10homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 28 m²
18since energy certificates began (2008)
0in MK7 8EW 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
62 planned, approved or being built and 17 running (59 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
The Venue MK, Hindhead Knoll - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Dec 2025
750 m away - Rooftop solar
Red Bull Racing Wind Tunnel, Sherbourne Drive – Solar PanelsBeing built · 290 kW
Jun 2026
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Midway Centre, Harding Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 530 kW
Jul 2023
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Glebe Farm All Through School, Burney Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Feb 2025
1.7 km away - Battery storage
Standing Way -Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025
1.8 km away - Battery storage
Hammerwood Gate, By University Roundabout - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
A G Barr Plc, Crossley Drive - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 900 kW
Dec 2023
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Chippenham Drive, Kingston - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Jul 2024
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Gosh Foods, Maidstone Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 450 kW
Feb 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Fen Street- Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2022
2.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 3 of them major.
- Major, planned
Arne Lane, Milton KeynesUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Road closure
Jan 2027 to Jan 2027
100 m away - Major, planned
Gregories Drive, Milton KeynesHighway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Major
Gregories Drive, Milton KeynesHighway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Standard
Pinfold, Milton KeynesNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
Millbrook PowerGenerating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019
11.7 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2011
12.2 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
17.3 km away - Recommendation
Rosefield Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025
21.5 km away - Decideddecided Oct 2019
24.1 km away - Decided
Green Hill Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026
25.3 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: Red Bull Ford Powertrains, Rindt Building, Bradbourne Drive – Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.1 km); Red Bull Racing, Bradbourne Drive - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 1.3 km); Blum Uk - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 2.6 km); Harvie Card Way - Solar panels (rooftop solar, 3.2 km); Goosey Lodge Industrial Estate (biomass, 5.7 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.