What's changing near RM10 7RU
Within 2 km, around Becontree Heath in Barking and Dagenham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
285new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
104homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
-1.2%like-for-like prices in Becontree Heath, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-16%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
11 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.8 km away - New schoolJan 2026
1.8 km away - New homes
91 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026
Jan 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
63 new homes completedflats · May 2025 – Dec 2025
Dec 2025
900 m away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
2.0 km away - New homes
36 new homes completedflats · Jan 2025
Jan 2025
1.2 km away - New homes
45 new homes completedflats · Dec 2024
Dec 2024
1.9 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 104 homesFormer White Horse Pub, Chadwell Heath (full planning permission)
Jul 2024
1.9 km away - New schoolSept 2023
2.0 km away - New school
New school: Brook Sixth Form and AcademyUniversity technical college, secondary
Dec 20212.0 km away
Planning applications within 500 m
58applications in the last 12 months
16approved · 6 refused
34still being decided
8net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
196, BENTRY ROAD, RM8 3PTApplication for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the change of use of the dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's care home for up to 2 child residents aged 8 - 17 years supported by three staff on a shift rotation basisBarking & Dagenham 26/01211/CLUP · Householder
Sept 2026
450 m away - Application Under Consideration
18, MORRIS ROAD, RM8 3NUConstruction of a single storey rear outbuilding [retrospective]Barking & Dagenham 26/01300/HSE · Householder
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
42, MARSTON AVENUE, RM10 7JXReplacement of double glazed aluminium casement windows for double glazed uPVC casement windows as well as external redecorations .Barking & Dagenham 26/01286/HSE · Householder
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
69, MARSTON AVENUE, RM10 7JXApplication for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the demolition of the existing rear storage and the construction of a single storey rear outbuilding and a rear dormer extension including three roof lights to the front to facilitate conversion of roof space into habitable accommodationBarking & Dagenham 26/01279/CLUP · Householder
Sept 2026
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
355, WOOD LANE, RM8 3NPReplacement of double glazed aluminium casement windows for double glazed uPVC casement windows as well as external redecorations.Barking & Dagenham 26/01291/HSE · Householder
Sept 2026
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
42, BRITTAIN ROAD, RM8 3DB
45homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
69since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RM10 7RU 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
57 planned, approved or being built and 22 running (162 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
1.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
1.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Nov 2023
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Pooles Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Gateway Park, Choats Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 470 kW
Jun 2023
3.6 km away - Rooftop solar
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jan 2026
3.6 km away - Energy from waste
Thames Gateway EfWApproved, not yet built · 19 MW
Nov 2014
3.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major, planned
Oxlow Lane, DagenhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Two-way signals
Jun 2027 to Jul 2027
700 m away - Major, planned
Hunters Hall Road, DagenhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Apr 2027 to Jun 2027
900 m away - Standard
Marston Avenue, DagenhamHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Standard
Temple Avenue, DagenhamUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Marston Avenue, DagenhamUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
300 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
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
5.7 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
5.8 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
9.7 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
11.2 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
12.8 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
14.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Application Under Consideration402, Car Park, SAFEWAY SUPERMARKET, WOOD LANERemoval of existing EV charging bays and cabinet, installation of EV charging points to facilitate EV charging bays, and installation of sub-station enclosure, LV panel, meter cabinet and associated worksBarking & Dagenham 26/01033/FULL · All Other
Aug 2026
450 m away Running nearest: Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 3.1 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 3.6 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 4.0 km); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 4.2 km); Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 5.2 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.