Country England and Wales › Region South East › Council Milton Keynes › Neighbourhood Loughton › Postcode MK8 0LQ What's changing near MK8 0LQ Within 2 km, around Loughton in Milton Keynes. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1,113 new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0 homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-0.3% like-for-like prices in Loughton, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.3%)
+18% recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first New homes 27 new homes completed 8 flats, 19 houses · Mar 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 14 new homes completed 1 flats, 13 houses · Sep 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 17 new homes completed houses · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026 New homes 11 new homes completed houses · Jun 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 15 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 9 new homes completed 2 flats, 7 houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 6 new homes completed 1 flats, 5 houses · Aug 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 9 new homes completed houses · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 7 new homes completed houses · Oct 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026 New homes 31 new homes completed houses · Jan 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 16 new homes completed houses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026 New homes 25 new homes completed 1 flats, 24 houses · Apr 2025 – Aug 2026
8 homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
13 since energy certificates began (2008)
2 in MK8 0LQ itself
Extended certificate 2024 Extended certificate 2015 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 68 planned, approved or being built and 14 running (141 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Battery storage The Church Of The Latterday Saints, The High Street - Battery Storage Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Volkswagen Group UK, Garamonde Drive - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 700 kW
Jan 2025 Battery storage Bradwell Road - Micro Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2026 Rooftop solar Bradwell Road, Loughton Lodge - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 520 kW
Jun 2022 Rooftop solar Brioche Pasquier UK, Garamonde Drive - Solar Canopies Approved, not yet built · 610 kW
Jan 2025 Rooftop solar Ingram Content Group UK, Chapter House - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 980 kW
Aug 2023 Battery storage Alston Drive, Bradwell Abbey - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2025 Rooftop solar Deltic Avenue, Rooksley - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 260 kW
May 2024 Rooftop solar Burners Lane, Kiln Farm - Solar Panels Approved, not yet built · 500 kW
Aug 2025 Battery storage Kelvin Drive - Micro Energy Storage Facility Approved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 Road and street works within 1 km 10 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
Major, planned Watling Street H4 To H5, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Watling Street H4 To H5, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major, planned Petworth, Milton Keynes Utility repair and maintenance works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 Major Petworth, Milton Keynes Utility repair and maintenance works · National Grid Electricity Distribution (East Midlands) · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 Major, planned Highgrove Hill, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Major Highgrove Hill, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Standard Crownhill Roundabout, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Monro Avenue, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 Minor Westwood Close, Milton Keynes Highway repair and maintenance works · MILTON KEYNES COUNCIL · Some carriageway incursion
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km Recommendation Rosefield Solar Farm Generating Stations · Four land parcels to the south and west of the East Claydon substation, Bucks. application due September 2025 Decided decided Oct 2019 Decided Millbrook Power Generating Stations · The Rookery Pit Near Stewartby, Bedfordshire decided Mar 2019 Decided decided Oct 2011 Decided Green Hill Solar Farm Generating Stations · Land to the south and west of Wellingborough and north of Northampton. decided Oct 2026 Decided decided Sept 2014 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: The Hazeley Academy (rooftop solar, 1.3 km); Falcon Project (battery storage, 3.4 km); Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park (energy from waste, 4.2 km); Land At Potash Farm (solar farm, 4.3 km); Stony Energy Storage Facility (battery storage, 4.5 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.