What's changing near PE2 7DP
Within 2 km, around Hargate & Orton Longueville in Peterborough. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
109new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.6%like-for-like prices in Hargate & Orton Longueville, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.0%)
-3%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
80 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
6 new homes completed4 flats, 2 houses · Dec 2024 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
600 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Jan 2025
Jan 2025
650 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2024 – Dec 2024
Dec 2024
600 m away - New schoolJun 2020
700 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 7 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
12homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
29since energy certificates began (2008)
1in PE2 7DP 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
1storm overflows within 2 km
12hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
1spill events counted
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
27 planned, approved or being built and 6 running (23 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Nene Park Academy, Orton Longueville - Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Oct 2022
650 m away - Rooftop solar
J S Davidson Limited, Shrewsbury Avenue - Solar PV panelsApproved, not yet built · 1 MW
Sept 2024
900 m away - Rooftop solar
Kiddicare, Club Way - Solar PanlesApproved, not yet built · 960 kW
May 2024
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Veolia Water Technologies, Newcombe Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Nov 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Clubs, Thorpe Wood - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Strada Alwalton Hill - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 690 kW
Jul 2022
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Imperial Way, Eagle Business Park - Solar PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Nov 2024
3.8 km away - Battery storage
Rightwell West, Bretton - Micro Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Nov 2025
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Peterborough Regional College, Park Crescent - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 590 kW
Dec 2025
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Inclusive, Titan Drive - Micro Energy storage facilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 20245.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Lady Lodge Drive, PeterboroughUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Minor
Leighton, PeterboroughUtility repair and maintenance works · ANGLIAN WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
600 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
A47 Wansford to SuttonHighways · Location is west of the A1 Peterborough near Wansford and close to the village of Sutton. decided Feb 2023
8.7 km away - Decideddecided Jul 2013
16.6 km away - Decideddecided Jan 2023
17.0 km away - Decided
Mallard Pass Solar ProjectGenerating Stations · Land either side and in the vicinity of the East Coast Main Line, near the village of Essendine. decided Jul 2024
19.5 km away - Examination
Meridian Solar FarmGenerating Stations · North of Peterborough, 2km NE of Crowland, 6km S of Spaling, 9km NW of Wisbech. application due March 2026
22.2 km away - Pre-application
Fens ReservoirDams and Reservoirs · 2km north of Chatteris and south west of the villages of Doddington and Wimblington application due September 2028
25.5 km away - Pre-application
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Peterborough EfW (energy from waste, 5.5 km); Dogsthorpe South Landfill Site (landfill gas, 6.7 km); Dogsthorpe South Landfill Site 2 (landfill gas, 6.8 km); McCain Foods AD Plant (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 6.9 km); Whittlesey (wind farm, 7.1 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.