What's changing near RG12 8GQ
Within 2 km, around Great Hollands in Bracknell Forest. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
329new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.1%like-for-like prices in Great Hollands, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-8%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
46 new homes completed6 flats, 40 houses · Oct 2024 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
17 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Oct 2026
Oct 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
27 new homes completed3 flats, 24 houses · Apr 2025 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Apr 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
18 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
19 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
10 new homes completed6 flats, 4 houses · May 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
8 new homes completed1 flats, 7 houses · Dec 2024 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedhouses · May 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
16 new homes completed1 flats, 15 houses · Apr 2025 – Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedhouses · Nov 2024 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
9 new homes completedhouses · Oct 2025 – Nov 2025
13homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 22 m²
21since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RG12 8GQ 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
160hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
16spill 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 0 running. Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Solar farm
John Nike Way, Binfield - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Feb 2026
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Royal Berkshire - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Sept 2025
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Broadmoor Hospital, Lower Broadmoor Road - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Feb 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
The Paddock Centre, Joshua Jebb Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
Jan 2025
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Edgbarrow School, Grant Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2026
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Rectory Road - Roof Mounted Solar panelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2021
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Dec 2025
6.4 km away - Battery storage
Heatherwood Hospital, Brook Avenue - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jan 2026
6.4 km away - Solar farm
Barkham Farms - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 33 MW
Jan 2022
6.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Ascot Racecourse, High Street - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Apr 2026
6.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Road and street works within 1 km
No road or street works with a permit running now or planned within 1 km (England; permits granted up to the end of September 2026).
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided Sept 2016
10.2 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
17.5 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
23.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
24.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
24.2 km away - Pre-application
SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste).
Transport schemes within 20 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.