What's changing near RM3 8JS
Within 2 km, around Harold Hill East in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
180new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.8%like-for-like prices in Harold Hill East, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-0%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedExtended homeEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
23 new homes completed7 flats, 16 houses · May 2026 – Oct 2026
planned Oct 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedhouses · Jul 2025 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
24 new homes completed14 flats, 10 houses · Jan 2026 – Jul 2026
Jul 2026
1.5 km away - New homes
71 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
800 m away - New homes
26 new homes completed15 flats, 11 houses · Jun 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.4 km away - New homes
8 new homes completedhouses · Jun 2025 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.3 km away - New schoolJun 2025
250 m away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 13 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
12applications in the last 12 months
6approved · 1 refused
0still being decided
1net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Refused
35 Lancing Road, Romford, RM3 8QJTwo storey, 2-bed, semi-detached dwelling with associated amenity space, solar panels on roof to rear, cycle and refuse stores to rear, and single storey rear extension to host dwelling, following demolition of detached garage to sideHavering P0816.26 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
Jul 2026
350 m away - Approved
16, 16 Dulverton Road, Romford, RM3 8LTInstallation of an outbuilding to the rear gardenHavering P0389.26 · All Other
May 2026
200 m away - Approved
60, 60 Halesworth Road, Romford, RM3 8QBSubdivision of the existing dwelling to create two self-contained dwelling unitsHavering P0513.26 · All Other · 2 homes proposed
Apr 2026
400 m away - Approved
Enterprise House, Faringdon Avenue, Romford, RM3 8SUConstruction of single storey side extension to the east of the existing warehouse/storage buildingHavering P0178.26 · All Other
Mar 2026
300 m away - Not Required
48 Leyburn Crescent, Romford, RM3 8RTCertificate of Lawfulness for a hip to gable loft conversion with rear dormer, roof lights to front and construction of rear outbuilding for use as a gymHavering D0083.26 · All Other
Feb 2026
250 m away - Not Required
48 Leyburn Crescent, Romford, RM3 8RTSingle storey rear extension with an overall depth of 4.50m, a maximum height of 3.20m, and an eaves height of 3m. (PRIOR APPROVAL)Havering Y0029.26 · Prior Approval
Feb 2026
250 m away - Approved
37 Dulverton Road, Romford, RM3 8LP
17homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 31 m²
24since energy certificates began (2008)
0in RM3 8JS 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
22 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (109 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
550 m away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Romford Halal Meats, Folkes Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Dec 2022
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
The Marillac, Eagle Way - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jun 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
5.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Peri Limited, Greenways - Solar PhotovoltaicsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Dec 2022
5.9 km away - Battery storage
Warley Energy Hub, Ockenden - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
7.3 km away - Battery storage
Clay Tye Farm - Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 MW
May 2026
7.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
13 permitted works running now or planned, 7 of them major.
- Major
Tansy Close, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
450 m away - Major
Kings Lynn Drive, RomfordUtility asset works · VODAFONE GROUP · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Major
Wednesbury Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Major
Wednesbury Gardens, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Major
Barnsley Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
800 m away - Major
Edenhall Close, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Road closure
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Major
Avenue Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Standard
Kings Lynn Drive, RomfordUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Standard
North Hill Drive, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
950 m away - Minor
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Decideddecided May 2022
2.6 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
11.6 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
11.7 km away - Decideddecided Mar 2025
14.2 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
18.3 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
18.3 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 2.9 km); Cranham Golf Course Solar Park (solar farm, 6.3 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 1 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 7.4 km); Clay Tye Farm Phase 2 - Storage Facility (battery storage, 7.4 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 9.5 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.