What's changing near SO43 7BR
Within 2 km, around Lyndhurst & Minstead in New Forest. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
49new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
83homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+5.7%like-for-like prices in Lyndhurst & Minstead, 2024 → 2025 (council +1.1%)
+6%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedExtended homeStorm overflowBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 4 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
1homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 41 m²
5since energy certificates began (2008)
1in SO43 7BR 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
3storm overflows within 2 km
653hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
70spill events counted
- Southern Water
Lyndhurst Wastewater Treatment Workinto Bartley Water60 spills, 609 hours in 2025
650 m away - Southern Water
Green Lane Lyndhurst Ceointo Matley Bog Stream7 spills, 30 hours in 2025
800 m away - Southern Water
Lyndhurst Golf Club Ceointo Beaulieu River Via A Stream3 spills, 14 hours in 2025
400 m 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
10 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (23 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Rooftop solar
Morrisons Supermarket, Totton - Solar Photovoltaic SystemApproved, not yet built · 340 kW
Oct 2022
6.2 km away - Battery storage
Bulls Copse Road, Marchwood Bypass - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built · 50 MW
Feb 2026
7.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Staplewood Campus, Marchwood - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Aug 2025
7.8 km away - Battery storage
Slowhill Copse, Bury Road - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built
Apr 2025
7.8 km away - Rooftop solar
Test Valley Business Centre, Test Lane - Solar PV systemApproved, not yet built · 330 kW
Nov 2022
8.9 km away - Battery storage
Mill Lane, Nursling - Battery Storage FacilityBeing built · 20 MW
Jan 2023
9.0 km away - Battery storage
East Road, Marchwood - Battery Energy StorageApproved, not yet built · 200 MW
Nov 2025
9.3 km away - Rooftop solar
Mauretania Road, Nursling - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 190 kW
Jul 2023
9.6 km away - Battery storage
Station Road, Crescent Industrial Estate - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 62 MW
Jan 2026
9.6 km away - Rooftop solar
Asquith Nursery, David Lloyd Leisure - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Jan 202410.0 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned.
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
- Pre-examination
Hampshire Water Transfer and Water Recycling ProjectDams and Reservoirs · The project is located in Hampshire, South East England, extending from Havant on the south coast, to Otterbourne near Winchester. The proposed Water Recycling Plant would be located off Harts Farm Way in Havant. application due in May 2026
29.2 km away - Decideddecided May 2024
29.2 km away
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.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
Running nearest: Tavells Lane Solar Farm (solar farm, 7.9 km); Testwood Water Supply Works (solar farm, 8.1 km); Marchwood ERF (energy from waste, 8.3 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.