What's changing near RM3 0QD
Within 2 km, around Harold Park & Harold Wood in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
22new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+0.8%like-for-like prices in Harold Park & Harold Wood, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-19%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy 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. 10 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
18applications in the last 12 months
10approved · 1 refused
2still being decided
12net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
9 Station Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0BPProposed Change of Use from Dry Cleaners to Cafe / Restaurant (Use Class E)Havering P0845.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
250 m away - Not Required
47, 47 Ethelburga Road, Romford, RM3 0QRCertificate of lawfulness for proposed erection of a dormer loft conversion with the installation of roof lights at the front roof slopeHavering D0298.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
150 m away - Approved
35A Station Road, Harold Wood, Romford, RM3 0BSExternal rear staircase with privacy screen and walkway giving access from the first floor flat to rear gardenHavering P0848.26 · All Other
Jul 2026
250 m away - Approved
33, 33 Station Road, Romford, RM3 0BSProposed new shop front and a two storey rear extension to gain additional commercial space on the ground floor and 2x 2bed apartments above to include a loft conversion with rear dormer and front roof lights with cycle and refuse storage following part demolition of existing rearHavering P0455.26 · All Other · 2 homes proposed
May 2026
250 m away - Approved
41, 41 Gubbins Lane, Romford, RM3 0QALoft conversion including hip to gable roof extension, rear dormer, front rooflights and flank gable windowHavering P0620.26 · All Other
May 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
25, 25 Upland Court Road, Romford, RM3 0TTReconstruction of existing garage and shed in the rear gardenHavering P0544.26 · All Other
May 2026
350 m away - Refused
23homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 26 m²
29since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RM3 0QD 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
192hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
17spill 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
25 planned, approved or being built and 17 running (327 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
1.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
3.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Peri Limited, Greenways - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Dec 2022
4.7 km away - Rooftop solar
The Marillac, Eagle Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2025
4.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
5.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
5.4 km away - Battery storage
Warley Energy Hub, Ockenden - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
6.0 km away - Battery storage
Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 20266.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
7 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Avenue Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
650 m away - Major
Wednesbury Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Wednesbury Gardens, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Barnsley Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Lynross Close, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Gubbins Lane, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · HUTCHISON 3G LTD · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
250 m away - Minor
Southend Arterial Road, HornchurchUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
900 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
2.7 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
11.0 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
11.1 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
12.8 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2022
18.0 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
18.1 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
25, 25 Shepherds Hill, Romford, RM3 0NPProposed Loft Conversion to include Rear Dormer with Juliet balconyHavering D0149.26 · All Other
Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 4.0 km); Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 4.9 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 6.0 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 6.0 km); Little Belhus Restoration Site (wind farm, 8.2 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.