What's changing near RH4 1TL
Within 2 km, around Dorking North & Westhumble in Mole Valley. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
55new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
24homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.0%like-for-like prices in Dorking North & Westhumble, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.8%)
+15%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1000 m away - New homes
29 new homes completed13 flats, 16 houses · Feb 2025 – Jul 2025
Jul 2025
1000 m away - Planning permissionOct 2021
1000 m away - Planning permissionSept 2021
950 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 14 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
8homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 27 m²
15since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RH4 1TL 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
296hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
23spill 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
7 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (6 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Bucher Municipal, Curtis Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Feb 2023
500 m away - Rooftop solar
Surrey Hills Business Park, Sheephouse Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Sept 2023
3.9 km away - Hydro
Betchworth WeirApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jul 2019
5.2 km away - Solar farm
Little Flanchford Farm, Flanchford Road - Solar EnergyPlanning application in · 20 MW
Nov 2024
7.5 km away - Battery storage
Barnett Wood Lane - Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 98 MW
Sept 2025
8.0 km away - Solar farm
Cobham Road, Bookham - Solar FarmApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
May 2026
8.2 km away - Battery storage
Woodhatch Place, Cockshot Hill - Micro Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Oct 2024
10.0 km away
Running nearest: Dorking Battery Energy Storage System (battery storage, 1.3 km); Cobham Motorway Service Area - Solar Photovoltaics (rooftop solar, 8.6 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.
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major
Parkway, DorkingUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Immediate - emergency
South Street, DorkingUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Lane closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 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
- Decideddecided May 2022
12.0 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2025
14.5 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
24.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due December 2027
27.1 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
29.2 km away
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.