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
4storm overflows within 2 km
97hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
60spill events counted
Southern Water
Tunbridge Wells Cso, Apple Tree Lneinto The Somerhill Stream55 spills, 95 hours in 2025
1.8 km away
Southern Water
St Lukes Road Tunbridge Wells Csointo A Trib Of The Gasworks Stream4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Southern Water
North Farm Road Tonbridge Wells Csointo Tributary Of The River Medway1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
1.2 km away
Southern Water
Grosvenor Recreation Groundinto Somerhill Stream0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
16 planned, approved or being built and 3 running (30 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Car park, Royal Victoria Place - Solar Car port CanopiesPlanning application in
Sept 2025 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Fountains Retail Park, Dowding Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025 2.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Linden Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Apr 2025 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Longfield Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2022 2.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Homebase Linden Park RoadApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2020 2.6 km away
Battery storage
Micro energy storage facilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2024 2.6 km away
Solar farm
Tunbridge Wells South Wastewater Treatment Works, Broom Lane - PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2023 5.1 km away
Solar farm
Reeds Solar Farm, Alders Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Mar 2025 6.1 km away
Battery storage
Reeds Solar Farm, Alders Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Mar 2025 6.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Knockout Print Services, Petteridge Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Oct 2023 6.7 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 5 of them major.
Major
Pembury Road, Royal Tunbridge WellsOptional permit (no fee) e.g. for traffic management etc · KENT COUNTY COUNCIL · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 300 m away
Major
Birken Road, Royal Tunbridge WellsUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 700 m away
Major, planned
Calverley Park Gardens, Royal Tunbridge WellsDisconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 800 m away
Major
Sandhurst Park, Royal Tunbridge WellsUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 850 m away
Major
Brook Road, Royal Tunbridge WellsUtility repair and maintenance works · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 950 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
No nationally significant infrastructure projects within 30 km.
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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Ferndale & Hawkenbury: +17% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 40 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -0.2% in two years.
Permission for 7 homesCar Park, Bredbury House, 77 Mount Ephraim, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 8BS (full planning permission)
Jul 2024 2.0 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 24 homesGrosvenor Garage, 123 - 125 St James Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2HG (full planning permission)
Jun 2024 800 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 8 homesLongford House, 19 Mount Ephraim Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1EN (full planning permission)
Oct 2023 1.5 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 8 homesLaurel Garage, 61 Goods Station Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2DF (full planning permission)
Oct 2023 1.1 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 16 homes3 - 5 Lonsdale Gardens, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1NX (full planning permission)
Sept 2023 1.6 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 8 homes9 Carlton Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2JS (full planning permission)
Aug 2023 750 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 8 homesHigh Brooms Working Mens Club & Institute, High Brooms Road, Southborough, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9BE (full planning permission)
Jun 2023 1.4 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 7 homesMonson News, 3C Monson Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1LS (full planning permission)
Feb 2023 1.2 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 43 homesHermes House, 155 - 157 St Johns Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN4 9UZ (full planning permission)
Feb 2023 1.7 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 166 homesFormer ABC Cinema Site, Mount Pleasant Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1PN (full planning permission)
Jan 2023 1.4 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 5 homesMountain Warehouse, 6 Calverley Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 2TB (full planning permission)
Dec 2022 1.2 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 9 homes71 - 73 Camden Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, (full planning permission)
Nov 2022 850 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 9 homesFormer St Peters Primary School Playground, Windmill Street, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN2 4UU (full planning permission)
Jun 2022 900 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 12 homesThe Velo House 5 St Johns Road Royal Tunbridge Wells TN4 9TN (full planning permission)
Jun 2022 1.3 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 14 homes88 Grosvenor Road Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 2AX (full planning permission)
Feb 2022 1.3 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 9 homes71 - 73 Camden Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells, TN1 2QL (full planning permission)
Jan 2022 850 m away
Planning permission
Permission for 7 homesMonson News, 3C Monson Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1LS (full planning permission)
Jan 2022 1.1 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 9 homes2 - 6 Newton Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN1 1RU (full planning permission)
Aug 2021 1.2 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 5 homesGarages Adjacent 11 Apple Tree Lane, Longview Way, Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent (full planning permission)
May 2021 1.5 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 5 homes34 London Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells Kent TN1 1BX (full planning permission)
Mar 2021 1.7 km away
Planning permission
Permission for 8 homesHamilton Court , Chilston Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells TN4 9LN (Upper floors) (other)
Mar 2021 1.2 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 34 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Rooftop solar
The Tonbridge School Centre, London Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 280 kW
Feb 2024 7.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Moat Farm, Five Oak GreenApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Oct 2021 7.5 km away
Running nearest: Hadlow Place solar farm (solar farm, 6.9 km); Capel Grange Solar Park (solar farm, 7.1 km); Paddock Wood (solar farm, 9.9 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.