What's changing near SE23 2DJ
Within 2 km, around Forest Hill East in Lewisham. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
243new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
5,486homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+4.1%like-for-like prices in Forest Hill East, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.6%)
-2%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
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Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
15 new homes completedflats · Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026
Jul 2026
550 m away - New homes
9 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026
Feb 2026
1.7 km away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · Dec 2025
Dec 2025
1.5 km away - New homes
72 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
27 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.4 km away - New homes
6 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025
Oct 2025
1.6 km away - Planning permissionJul 2025
1.5 km away - Planning permissionJun 2025
1.8 km away - New homes
16 new homes completedflats · Jun 2025
Jun 2025
950 m away - New homes
5 new homes completedflats · May 2025
Jun 2025
1.4 km away - Planning permission
Planning applications within 500 m
38applications in the last 12 months
20approved · 7 refused
8still being decided
50net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
60, 60 SUNDERLAND ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2PY, Sunderland Road, SE23 2PYReplacement of the existing windows and doors on the property with new timber and uPVC framed windows and new rear uPVC door units.Lewisham DC/26/145665 · All Other
Oct 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
40, 40 St Germans Road, 40 St Germans Road, SE23 1RJReplacement of the existing single-glazed timber windows and doors at the front and rear for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite door at the front.Lewisham DC/26/145536 · All Other
Sept 2026
500 m away - Application Under Consideration
11, 11 Rockbourne Road, 11 Rockbourne Road, SE23 2DAReplacement of the existing single-glazed timber windows and doors at the front and rear for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite door at the front.Lewisham DC/26/145535 · All Other
Sept 2026
350 m away - Application Under Consideration
20, 20 CHURCH RISE, LONDON, SE23 2UD, Church Rise, SE23 2UDReplacement of the existing timber windows and doors at the front and rear for double-glazed uPVC windows, uPVC door at the rear and composite door at the front.Lewisham DC/26/145532 · All Other
Sept 2026
300 m away - Application Under Consideration
39, 39 ELSINORE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SHReplacement of the existing windows and doors with double-glazed uPVC windows on all elevations, a composite front entrance door, and a uPVC rear door at 39 Elsinore Road, SE23.Lewisham DC/26/145443 · All Other
Sept 2026
450 m away - Refused
5 WASTDALE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1HNChange of use of the upper floors from a dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a small House in Multiple Occupation (HMO Use Class C4) at 5A Wastdale Road, SE23
75homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 30 m²
133since energy certificates began (2008)
5in SE23 2DJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2020
- Extendedcertificate 2019
- Extendedcertificate 2018
- Extendedcertificate 2011
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
52 planned, approved or being built and 4 running (63 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Sedgehill Academy, Sedgehill Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Nov 2025
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Dulwich College, College Road - Solar panelsApproved, not yet built · 660 kW
Dec 2024
2.6 km away - Rooftop solar
The Spa, Beckenham Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 290 kW
Apr 2023
3.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Peckham Pulse Leisure Centre, Melon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Jan 2025
4.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Downham Health & Leisure Centre, Moorside Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 230 kW
Mar 2025
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
William Booth Training College, Champion Park - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
William Booth Training College, Champion Park - Solar PanelsPlanning application in
Jul 2023
4.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Knights Hill - Solar PV equipmentApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Sept 2023
4.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Croydon Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Oct 2023
4.9 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Leisure, Stanhope Grove - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 490 kW
Aug 2023
5.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
12 permitted works running now or planned, 4 of them major.
- Major
Bovill Road, LondonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · Multi-way signals
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Major, planned
Blythe Hill Lane, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
850 m away - Major, planned
Blythe Vale, LondonUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Jan 2027
850 m away - Major
Perry Rise, LondonHighway improvement works · LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
950 m away - Standard
Dartmouth Road, LondonNew service connection · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Multi-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
650 m away - Standard
Agnew Road, LondonNew service connection · UK POWER NETWORKS EASTERN & LONDON · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
700 m away - Minor
Rojack Road, LondonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
350 m away - Minor
Devonshire Road, LondonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
500 m away - Minor
Bovill Road, LondonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
600 m away - Minor
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
5.9 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
7.9 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
8.9 km away - Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
15.5 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
15.9 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
18.2 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
7.2 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
8.0 km away - TransportMay 2022
12.2 km away - Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
14.2 km away - Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
16.9 km away - Transport
Brent Cross West stationNew Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023
19.0 km away
Refused14, 14 WASTDALE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1HNThe construction of an additional storey incorporating a roof terrace enclosure on the existing roof of each block at 14 Wastdale Road SE23, to provide 3, self-contained flats, together with the provision of cycle storage, refuse storage and all associated works.Lewisham DC/26/143921 · All Other · 3 homes proposed
May 2026
350 m away Application Under Consideration2, 2A GAYNESFORD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2UQDemolition of the existing garage and construction of a single storey plus basement dwelling, together with associated cycle and refuse storage, outdoor amenity space and landscaping at 2A Gaynesford Road SE23.Lewisham DC/26/144087 · All Other · 1 homes proposed
May 2026
450 m away Approved180, 180 STANSTEAD ROAD, LONDON, SE23 1DAApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate (Existing) submitted under Section (191) of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) to confirm the lawfulness of the implementation of planning permission ref. DC/07/066925, granted on 5 December 2007, for the excavation and conversion of the basement to form a self-contained residential unit, alongside associated external works at 180 StaLewisham DC/26/143647 · All Other
Apr 2026
300 m away Not Required92, 92 CRANSTON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2EYApplication for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension at a depth of 4.00m, an eaves height of 2.75m and a maximum height of 3.60m at 92 CRANSTON ROAD, SE23.Lewisham DC/26/143644 · Prior Approval
Apr 2026
300 m away Approved63, 63 KEMBLE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2DHApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Class A of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension at 63 Kemble Road, SE23.Lewisham DC/26/143451 · All Other
Mar 2026
50 m away Refused92, 92 CRANSTON ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2EYApplication for Prior Approval under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class A, Part (g) of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015 (as amended) for the construction of a single storey rear extension with a depth of 4.00m, a maximum height of 4.00m and an eaves height of 3.00m at 92 Cranston Road, SE23.Lewisham DC/26/143089 · Prior Approval
Feb 2026
300 m away Approved73, 73 KILMORIE ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2SSApplication for a Lawful Development Certificate (proposed) submitted under Section 192 of the Town & Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended) Classes B and C of Schedule 2, Part 1 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) for construction of an L-shaped rear dormer extension and one additional front-slope rooflight to 73 Kilmorie Road, SE23.Lewisham DC/26/143078 · All Other
Feb 2026
400 m away Approved84, 84 VANCOUVER ROAD, LONDON, SE23 2AJAlterations to the existing boundary wall, installation of railings and gate, together with the construction of new brick piers, side boundary wall with timber panels, timber gates and all associated works at 84 Vancouver Road SE23.Lewisham DC/26/142670 · Householder
Jan 2026
350 m away Running nearest: SELCHP ERF (energy from waste, 4.9 km); Thameside DC (rooftop solar, 7.7 km); Bywaters’ Materials Recovery Facility Solar Array (rooftop solar, 9.5 km); Beddington EfW (energy from waste, 9.7 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.