What's changing near RM8 1TR
Within 2 km, around Becontree North in Barking and Dagenham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
751new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
104homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+9.1%like-for-like prices in Becontree North, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.4%)
-6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
139 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
75 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
30 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – May 2026
May 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
11 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
1.1 km away - New homes
148 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025 – Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1.7 km away - New schoolJan 2026
1.2 km away - New homes
14 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
450 m away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
550 m away - New homes
8 new homes completedflats · Sep 2025
Sept 2025
800 m away - School closed
School closed: Alamiyah SchoolOther independent school, other independent school (closure)
Jul 2025
1.9 km away - New homes
64 new homes completedflats · Oct 2024 – May 2025
May 2025
1.7 km away - New homes
Planning applications within 500 m
51applications in the last 12 months
17approved · 7 refused
22still being decided
5net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
11, Belfairs Drive, RM6 4EBHip to gable roof alterations. Erection of part two-storey rear extension. Demolition of the existing garage and its replacement with a new outbuilding linked to the proposed rear extension.Redbridge 2599/26 · Householder
Oct 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
92, Burnside Road, RM8 1YD92 Burnside Road,Barking & Dagenham 26/01345/CLUP · All Other
Oct 2026
500 m away - Application Under Consideration
11, FRESHWATER ROAD, RM8 1SPApplication for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of a single storey rear garageBarking & Dagenham 26/01276/CLUP · Householder
Sept 2026
100 m away - Application Under Consideration
2A, The Hinds Head, Burnside Road, RM8 1XDInternal reconfiguration of lower ground floor bedrooms LG6 and LG7. Relocation of the external staircase. Alterations to fenestration. (Retrospective). (Summary).Redbridge 2305/26 · All Other
Sept 2026
100 m away - Application Under Consideration
93, BARON ROAD, RM8 1TXApplication for a lawful development certificate (proposed) for the construction of a rear dormer extension including two roof lights to the front to facilitate conversion of roof space into habitable accommodationBarking & Dagenham 26/01197/CLUP · Householder
Sept 2026
300 m away - Not Required
2, Overton Drive, RM6 4EHSingle storey rear extension with a depth of 6.00 metres, highest point of 3.00 metres and height at the eaves of 3.00 metres.Redbridge 2150/26 · All Other
Aug 2026450 m away
45homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
70since energy certificates began (2008)
2in RM8 1TR itself
- Extendedcertificate 2021
- Extendedcertificate 2014
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
2storm overflows within 2 km
70hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
32spill events counted
- Thames Water
Longbridge Roadinto Mayes Brook28 spills, 65 hours in 2025
1.9 km away - Thames Water
Longbridge Roadinto Mayes Brook4 spills, 5 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
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
54 planned, approved or being built and 19 running (87 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
King George Hospital, Barley Lane - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsPlanning application in · 770 kW
Jan 2026
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
William Torbitt School, Eastern Avenue - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
May 2026
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Hunters Hall Primary School, Alibon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jul 2024
2.7 km away - 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
Goresbrook School, Cook Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 370 kW
May 2026
3.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Liberty Shopping Centre, Western Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 460 kW
Mar 2024
3.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Dagenham Motors, Ripple Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Jun 2023
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
The Exchange Mall, High Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 680 kW
Nov 2024
4.0 km away - Rooftop solar
Pooles Lane - Solar PV PanelsApproved, not yet built · 350 kW
Aug 20254.2 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
9 permitted works running now or planned, 6 of them major.
- Major
Wangey Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL) · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major
High Road, RomfordHighway improvement works · TRANSPORT FOR LONDON (TFL) · Multi-way signals
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
500 m away - Major, planned
Back Lane, RomfordNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Major, planned
Greenside, DagenhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2027 to Aug 2027
650 m away - Major
Greenside, DagenhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Some carriageway incursion
Aug 2027 to Aug 2027
650 m away - Major
High Road, Chadwell HeathHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM · Some carriageway incursion
Apr 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Standard
Pedley Road, DagenhamUtility asset works · CADENT GAS LIMITED · Give and take
Jul 2027 to Aug 2027
600 m away - Immediate - urgent
Cedar Park Gardens, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
400 m away - Immediate - urgent
Birchdale Gardens, RomfordHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF REDBRIDGE · Some carriageway incursion
Sept 2026 to Oct 2026
450 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
- Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
6.9 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
7.1 km away - Decideddecided May 2022
10.1 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
10.9 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
12.6 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
13.0 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
Approved9, DEVELOPMENT AT 9, COULSON CLOSEFront Porch. Single storey rear / side extension. Alterations to fenestrations. Subdivision of single dwelling house into two (one x 1-bedroom and one x 3-bedroom) single dwelling houses with associated hard and soft landscaping works, car parking, cycle storage, waste / refuse storage and amenity space. (Summary).Redbridge 1406/26 · All Other · 2 homes proposed
Jun 2026
400 m away Application Under Consideration22 - 42, 22-42 Kinvara Business Park, Farley House, Freshwater Road, RM8 1RYExtension at the rear to the existing building to bring in line with the existing building at Farley House. Subdivision of the existing area to accommodate 6 No offices and 5 units, including 1 Nos of MOT Test Centre.Barking & Dagenham 26/00458/FULL · All Other
Apr 2026
200 m away Running nearest: Ford Motor Company Ltd (Extension) (wind farm, 4.4 km); Dagenham Docks Biogas (Waste AD) (anaerobic digestion, 4.7 km); East Dagenham Docks AD (AD) (anaerobic digestion, 5.0 km); Ford Wind Park - Dagenham (wind farm, 5.4 km); Bower Park Academy - Solar Photovoltaic Panels (rooftop solar, 5.6 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.