What's changing near RM5 2QS
Within 2 km, around Collier Row & Park Farm in Havering. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
51new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.1%like-for-like prices in Collier Row & Park Farm, 2024 → 2025 (council +3.4%)
-5%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 · Mar 2025 – Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.3 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Apr 2025
Apr 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
7 new homes completedflats · Mar 2025
Mar 2025
850 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedhouses · Feb 2025
Feb 2025
1.6 km 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
30applications in the last 12 months
5approved · 2 refused
5still being decided
5net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
117, 117 Clockhouse Lane, Clockhouse Lane, RM5 3QT117 Clockhouse Lane (RETRO OUTBUILDING CLE)Havering E0038.26 · All Other
Oct 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
23 Carter Drive, Romford, RM5 2NTCertificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of front porch in line with permitted development guidance, 3sqm footprint, overall height under 3mHavering D0353.26 · All Other
Sept 2026
450 m away - Application Under Consideration
23 Carter Drive, Romford, RM5 2NTCertificate of lawfulness for proposed construction of outbuilding for use as games room and storageHavering D0356.26 · All Other
Sept 2026
450 m away - Application Under Consideration
167 Clockhouse Lane, Romford, RM5 2TJCertificate of lawfulness for proposed hip-to-gable loft conversion incorporating a rear dormer, three front rooflights, a Juliette balcony, and the insertion of a side window.Havering D0354.26 · All Other
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
56 Highfield Road, Romford, RM5 3RACertificate of Lawfulness for proposed loft conversion involving conversion of roof from hipped to gable end, rear dormer and front roof lights as well as demolition of existing outbuilding and construction of new outbuilding for use as a garage and gym/playroom with toiletHavering D0324.26 · All Other
Aug 2026
350 m away - Refused
73 Gelsthorpe Road, Romford, RM5 2LXSingle storey rear extension, hip-to-gable loft conversion with rear dormer and roof lights to front (Retrospective)Havering P0782.26 · All Other
Aug 2026400 m away
34homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 39 m²
56since energy certificates began (2008)
1in RM5 2QS 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
34 planned, approved or being built and 7 running (18 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Central Park Leisure - PV SystemApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
Nov 2024
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jan 2026
4.4 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Gidea Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 380 kW
Jul 2023
4.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking And Dagenham College, Dagenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 800 kW
May 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Barking & Dagenham College Of Technology, Dagenham Road - SolarApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
5.0 km away - Rooftop solar
William Torbitt School, Eastern Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
May 2026
5.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
6.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Redbridge Institute Of Adult Education, Gaysham Avenue - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Oct 2025
6.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Aerzen House, Langston Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Jan 20256.9 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
8 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Fullers Lane, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Burchwall Close, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major
Brockley Crescent, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HAVERING · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Major
Highfield Road, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Give and take
Apr 2026 to Nov 2026
800 m away - Major
Avelon Road, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Major
Hillrise Road, RomfordUtility repair and maintenance works · ESSEX AND SUFFOLK WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
850 m away - Standard
Collier Row Road, RomfordDiversionary works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
700 m away - Standard
Chase Cross Road, RomfordDiversionary works · ESSEX COUNTY COUNCIL · No carriageway incursion
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027
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 May 2022
6.5 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
11.0 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
11.1 km away - Decideddecided Feb 2017
14.1 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
14.5 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
15.5 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Running nearest: Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 1.3 km); Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 8.5 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.1 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 9.4 km); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 9.6 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.