What's changing near SE28 0JN
Within 2 km, around West Thamesmead in Greenwich. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
1,663new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
0homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+1.1%like-for-like prices in West Thamesmead, 2024 → 2025 (council +0.3%)
-7%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesSchool openedSchool closedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
82 new homes completedflats · Jul 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1000 m away - New homes
72 new homes completedflats · Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1000 m away - New homes
100 new homes completedflats · Oct 2025 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
108 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Aug 2026
Aug 2026
1.9 km away - New school
New school: Thrive Independent SchoolOther independent school, other independent school
Aug 2026
1.6 km away - New homes
85 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
950 m away - New homes
5 new homes completed2 flats, 3 houses · Nov 2025 – Jun 2026
Jun 2026
1.9 km away - New homes
57 new homes completedflats · May 2026
May 2026
950 m away - New homes
84 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
950 m away - New homes
84 new homes completedflats · Apr 2026
Apr 2026
1000 m away - New homes
54 new homes completedflats · Feb 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 2026
1.0 km away - New homes
47 new homes completedflats · Jan 2026 – Mar 2026
Mar 20261.0 km away
Planning applications within 500 m
18applications in the last 12 months
8approved · 5 refused
5still being decided
0net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Application Under Consideration
9, 9 HIGH TOR VIEW, LONDON, SE28 0LNRetrospective application for the conversion of the integral garage to a habitable room, including removal of the garage door and its replacement with matching brickwork and a new front window.Greenwich 26/2740/HD · Householder
Sept 2026
250 m away - Application Under Consideration
124, 124 HILL VIEW DRIVE, LONDON, SE28 0LLRetrospective conversion of the garage into a habitable space, and the installation of an additional front-facing window with associated works.Greenwich 26/2661/HD · Householder
Sept 2026
200 m away - Application Under Consideration
13, 13 DELISLE ROAD, LONDON, SE28 0JDPrior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 5.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.Greenwich 26/2722/PN1 · Prior Approval
Sept 2026
400 m away - Approved
5 MILES DRIVE, LONDON, SE28 0NEChange of use from an existing dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a residential children's home (Use Class C2) for 2 children age between 10 -18yrs.Greenwich 26/1910/F · All Other
Aug 2026
500 m away - Approved
102 KENTLEA ROAD, LONDON, SE28 0JZChange of use of an existing two-bedroom dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to a children's residential care home (Use Class C2). The home will provide accommodation and care for one child or young person aged between 9-16 years old with a learning disability (solo placement), supported by two staff on a 24-hour rota basis.Greenwich 26/1494/F · All Other
Jul 2026
150 m away - Application Under Consideration
5homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 25 m²
16since energy certificates began (2008)
0in SE28 0JN 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
2storm overflows within 2 km
20hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
4spill events counted
- Thames Water
Tideway Combined Sewer Overflowinto River Thames (Tidal)2 spills, 20 hours in 2025
1.5 km away - Thames Water
Beckton Stwinto Thames Tidal2 spills, 1 hours in 2025
1.6 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
66 planned, approved or being built and 22 running (196 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Atlantis Avenue, Beckton - Solar PV SystemsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Jun 2023
1.5 km away - Battery storage
Atcost Road - Battery Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 100 MW
May 2024
2.0 km away - Rooftop solar
University Of East London Dockland Campus, University Way - Soalr PanelsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2023
2.2 km away - Wind farm
London Design and Engineering UTC, University Way - Wind TurbinesPlanning application in · 200 kW
May 2026
2.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Knowledge Dock, University Way - Solar PanelApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2023
2.4 km away - Rooftop solar
Brookhill Estate RegenerationApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Mar 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Nic Ice, Thames Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Dec 2024
2.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Sainsbury, Claps Gate Lane - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 400 kW
May 2026
3.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Circular 13, Unit B, Gascoigne Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 980 kW
Jun 2023
3.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Thames Innovation Centre, Veridion Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 170 kW
Jul 2025
3.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
- Major, planned
Nathan Way, ThamesmeadSection 50 · ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
750 m away - Standard
Purland Road, ThamesmeadSection 50 · ROYAL BOROUGH OF GREENWICH · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
750 m away - Minor
Western Way, ThamesmeadUtility asset works · HUTCHISON 3G LTD · Lane closure
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
450 m away - Minor
Barnham Drive, ThamesmeadUtility asset works · GAS TRANSPORTATION CO LTD · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
550 m away - Minor
Purland Road, ThamesmeadUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Purland Road, ThamesmeadUtility repair and maintenance works · THAMES WATER · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
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
- Decided
Riverside Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Immediately to the west of the existing Riverside Resource Recovery Facility,Bexley, London decided Apr 2020
4.1 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2025
4.5 km away - Decided
Silvertown TunnelHighways · The new road tunnel will pass under the River Thames between Silvertown and North Greenwich decided May 2018
5.7 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2028
6.6 km away - Decideddecided Sept 2014
14.4 km away - Decideddecided Apr 2014
15.1 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
Barking Riverside Overground stationNew station and Overground extension, opened July 2022
Jul 2022
2.6 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Nine ElmsNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
15.6 km away - Transport
Northern line extension: Battersea Power StationNew Underground station, opened September 2021
Sept 2021
16.6 km away - TransportMay 2022
18.8 km away
26 MILES DRIVE, LONDON, SE28 0JALoft conversion incorporating a rear dormer and rooflights to the front with associated works.Greenwich 26/1913/HD · Householder
REFUSED9 HIGH TOR VIEW, LONDON, SE28 0LNCertificate of lawfulness (Proposed) for the conversion of the existing garage into habitable living accommodation, including internal alterations, removal of the garage door, construction of matching infill brickwork, and installation of a new window and entrance door.Greenwich 26/2135/CP · All Other
Jul 2026
250 m away ApprovedPRINCESS ALICE, BATTERY ROAD, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 0JSCertificate of Lawfulness (Existing) is sought to confirm the use class of the existing site as a restaurant (Use Class E(b)) at The Princess Alice, 2a Battery Road, London, SE28 0JS.Greenwich 26/1476/CE · All Other
May 2026
450 m away Withdrawn72, 72 NEWMARSH ROAD, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 8TGPrior Approval for the construction of a single storey rear extension which will extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by 3.00m, for which the maximum height will be 3.00m and the height at the eaves will be 3.00m.Greenwich 25/2788/PN1 · Prior Approval
Aug 2025
400 m away ApprovedLand Bounded by Pettman Crescent, Nathan Way and Hadden Road, 2 Hadden Road, London SE28 0FTApplication submitted under Section 96a of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 for a non-material amendment to Reserved Matters approval ref.24/1565/R to vary the description of development from:'Submission of reserved matters application (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for Plot 1 only, pursuant to condition 15 of parent planning permission ref:19/4398/O dated 21 May 2021 as amendedGreenwich 25/2570/NM · All Other
Aug 2025
200 m away Approved22, 22 GRASSHAVEN WAY, THAMESMEAD, LONDON, SE28 8THSubmission of details pursuant to Condition 3 (Cycle storage) of Planning Permission dated 24/07/2025, Planning Ref 25/1415/F, for Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to residential accommodation for vulnerable children (Use Class C2).Greenwich 25/2548/SD · All Other
Aug 2025
450 m away Running nearest: Twin Tumps Way - Solar Panels (rooftop solar, 850 m); Beckton STW Biodiesel Power Plant (biomass, 1.9 km); Beckton Gas Pressure Reduction Station (biomass, 2.0 km); Beckton Sewage Treatment Works (wind farm, 3.0 km); Beckton STW Enhanced Sludge Digestion (other, 3.0 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.