What's changing near RM12 6SW
Within 2 km, around Hacton in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
32new 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-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.
Planning applications within 500 m
18applications in the last 12 months
8approved · 0 refused
2still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
Former Ambulance Station Suttons Lane, Hornchurch, RM12 6RJDemolition of existing building and erection of Day Nursery Use Class E(f) with associated refuse storage, cycle store, car parking and associated worksHavering P1067.26 · All Other
Sept 2026
250 m away - Application Under Consideration
21 Carbury Close, Hornchurch, RM12 6TTRear ConservatoryHavering P0910.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
400 m away - Approved
30, 30 Farm Way, Hornchurch, RM12 5SSProposed single storey front extension. Replacement windows and external finish changed to a light, smooth render.Havering P0679.26 · All Other
Jun 2026
450 m away - Approved
15, 15 Kirton Close, Hornchurch, RM12 6TUSingle Storey Rear ExtensionHavering P0605.26 · All Other
May 2026
450 m away - Not Required
2, 2 Hunter Drive, Hornchurch, RM12 5TSCertificate of lawfulness for a Proposed Side Extension.Havering D0141.26 · All Other
May 2026
500 m away - Not Required
1, 1 Whittle Drive, Hornchurch, RM12 6EQCertificate of Lawfulness for use of premises within Class C3(b) with a maximum number of 2 residents (aged 18+) and two carers on a 24 hour shift basisHavering D0196.26 · All Other
May 2026
400 m away - Approved
8, 8 Spingate Close, Hornchurch, RM12 6SWInstallation of two external air conditioning condenser units to the rear elevation of the dwellinghouse.Havering P0311.26 · All Other
19homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
39since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RM12 6SW 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
51 planned, approved or being built and 29 running (299 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
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Ceme Campus, Marsh Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 910 kW
Apr 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
JJ Food Service, Orion Park Messina Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 570 kW
Nov 2023
5.0 km away - Solar farm
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 16 MW
Jul 2024
5.1 km away - Battery storage
Aveley Landfill, Sandy Lane - PV Solar Array & Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built
Jul 2024
5.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Road and street works within 1 km
3 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
- Major
Canberra Close, HornchurchHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
250 m away - Major, planned
Chevington Way, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
300 m away - Standard
Canberra Close, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 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
5.9 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
6.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
7.9 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
10.8 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
14.7 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
15.4 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
ALL DECISIONS ISSUEDFormer St Georges Hospital, Suttons Lane, RM12 6RSDetails Pursuant to Condition 30 (Sustainability & Energy Statement) of Planning Permission P1917.18 dated 01/04/2020 for Demolition of existing buildings, conversion of the former St George's Hospital Administrative Building and the erection of new buildings to provide 162 residential units (class C3) including car parking, cycle parking, landscaping and associated infrastructure along with the rHavering Q0127.25 · All Other
Jul 2025
350 m away Running nearest: Riverside Sewage Treatment Works Digestion Plant (other, 3.8 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 4.7 km); Aveley (landfill gas, 4.9 km); Aveley Landfill Scheme (landfill gas, 4.9 km); Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 5.0 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.