What's changing near RM12 4JE
Within 2 km, around Hornchurch in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
65new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.0%like-for-like prices in Hornchurch, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
+15%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool closedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.3 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
1.5 km away - School closed
School closed: Raphael Independent SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Mar 2021
1.8 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 31 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
51applications in the last 12 months
17approved · 7 refused
3still being decided
44net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
30, 30 High Street, High Street, RM12 4UN30 High Street Hornchurch LDC dormerHavering D0386.26 · All Other
Oct 2026
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
100, 100 Stanley Road, Hornchurch, RM12 4JWSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0217.26 · Prior Approval
Sept 2026
150 m away - Approved
92 The Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 4JGSingle storey rear extensionHavering P0972.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
100 m away - Approved
103, 103 The Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 4JQSingle storey rear extension and new roof added to existing side garage(including part conversion to shower/toilet room to the rear)Havering P0912.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
100 m away - Application Under Consideration
23a Unit 1 Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1XPErection of 6 pods for hotel use (Use Class C1) including associated parking and landscaping, paving of an existing accessway and external lighting (involving the demolition of the existing building).Havering P0841.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
450 m away - Refused
15 Billet Lane, Hornchurch, RM11 1TSAlterations to existing self-contained first floor flat including relocation of existing residential entrance from shopfront to rear, installation of rear access staircase, and loft conversion with rear dormer.Havering P0860.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
450 m away - Approved
26homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 36 m²
41since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RM12 4JE 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
48 planned, approved or being built and 27 running (290 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
4.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
5.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Ceme Campus, Marsh Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Apr 2023
5.5 km away - Battery storage
Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2026
5.7 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Nov 20235.8 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Bruce Avenue, HornchurchDiversionary works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
400 m away - Standard
Dorrington Gardens, HornchurchDiversionary works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Give and take
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Minor
Cumberland Close, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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
6.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
7.2 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
7.4 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
11.6 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
15.4 km away - Decided
Tilbury2Harbour Facilities · Site of the former Tilbury Power Station, approximately 1 km east of the existing Port of Tilbury decided Feb 2019
16.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Withdrawn116-118 High Street, Hornchurch, RM12 4UTChange of use from Class E to Sui Generis (restaurant/takeaway). Alterations to parking at the rear and elevations, inclusive of a new corral, side entance lobby and squaring up of frontage. New HVAC equipment, with associated works.Havering P0628.26 · All Other
May 2026
450 m away Running nearest: Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 4.8 km); Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 5.2 km); Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 5.5 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 5.6 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 5.7 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.