What's changing near RM12 6DA
Within 2 km, around Hacton in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
48new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+3.5%like-for-like prices in Hacton, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
+29%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesExtended 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
1.7 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Nov 2024
Nov 2024
600 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 19 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
24applications in the last 12 months
10approved · 5 refused
3still being decided
4net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
10, 10 Ascot Gardens, Hornchurch, RM12 6SPSingle Storey Rear ExtensionHavering P1057.26 · All Other
Sept 2026
300 m away - Refused
84 Plumpton Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6BDSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 6m, a maximum height of 3.29m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0198.26 · Prior Approval
Aug 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
84, 84 Plumpton Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6BDCertificate of lawfulness for proposed hip-to-gable roof conversion with rear dormerHavering D0337.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
89 Hacton Drive, Hornchurch, RM12 6DLSingle storey side extension, alteration of existing steps, first floor rear extension with hip to gable roof alteration, rear and front dormers following demolition of existing garageHavering P0875.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
200 m away - Not Required
347, 347 Chepstow Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6AUCertificate of lawfulness for proposed loft conversion incorporating hip-to-gable roof extension including a rear dormer and front roof lights. Side gable window (south). Replacing door opening within the existing rear facade and two rooflights in the flat roof of the ground floor rear extension.Havering D0257.26 · All Other
Jun 2026
400 m away - Approved
136, 136 Bevan Way, Hornchurch, RM12 6DTSingle-storey rear extensionHavering P0588.26 · All Other
Jun 2026
350 m away - Approved
25homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
39since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RM12 6DA 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 25 running (264 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
4.5 km away - Battery storage
Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2026
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Ceme Campus, Marsh Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Apr 2023
5.1 km away - Solar farm
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 16 MW
Jul 2024
5.2 km away - Battery storage
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 20245.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
2 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Chevington Way, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Cumberland Close, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 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 Nov 2025
6.8 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
7.0 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
7.2 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
10.2 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
15.0 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
15.1 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
53, 53 Hacton Drive, Hornchurch, RM12 6DLInstallation of a front dormer and rooflightHavering P0672.26 · All Other
Approved50, 50 Plumpton Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6BEPart single, part two storey side/rear extension with patio, conversion of roof space to habitable use to include roof lights to front and rear, front porch and alterations to fenestration. Single storey detached outbuilding to rear for use as garage and gym with ramp and steps between existing dwelling and outbuilding and boundary treatments.Havering P0431.26 · All Other
May 2026
400 m away Approved217 Goodwood Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6DDBoundary treatments to front including brick wall with metal railings, brick piers, a metal electric vehicular gate, and the blocking of two existing pedestrian entrances, following demolition of existing front boundary wallHavering P0075.26 · All Other
Jan 2026
100 m away Refused50 Plumpton Avenue, Hornchurch, RM12 6BEPart single, part two storey side/rear extension with canopy, conversion of roof space to habitable use to include roof lights to front and rear, front porch and alterations to fenestration. Single storey detached outbuilding to rear for use as garage and gym. Raised patio with ramp and steps between existing dwelling and proposed outbuilding and boundary treatments.Havering P1574.25 · All Other
Jan 2026
400 m away Running nearest: Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 4.1 km); Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 4.6 km); Little Belhus Restoration Site (wind farm, 4.7 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 4.8 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 4.8 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.