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
18hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
21spill events counted
Southern Water
Neville Street Tunbridge Wells Csointo The River Grom16 spills, 16 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Southern Water
St Lukes Road Tunbridge Wells Csointo A Trib Of The Gasworks Stream4 spills, 2 hours in 2025
1.9 km away
Southern Water
North Farm Road Tonbridge Wells Csointo Tributary Of The River Medway1 spills, 0 hours in 2025
2.0 km away
Southern Water
Grosvenor Recreation Groundinto Somerhill Stream0 spills, 0 hours in 2025
15 planned, approved or being built and 2 running (21 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 750 m away
Rooftop solar
Sainsburys, Linden Park Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 430 kW
Apr 2025 1.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Homebase Linden Park RoadApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
May 2020 1.6 km away
Rooftop solar
Fountains Retail Park, Dowding Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025 3.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Longfield Road, Royal Tunbridge Wells - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
May 2022 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Micro energy storage facilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jun 2024 3.7 km away
Solar farm
Tunbridge Wells South Wastewater Treatment Works, Broom Lane - PV ArrayApproved, not yet built · 720 kW
Dec 2023 4.3 km away
Solar farm
Reeds Solar Farm, Alders Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 10 MW
Mar 2025 7.1 km away
Battery storage
Reeds Solar Farm, Alders Road - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 20 MW
Mar 2025 7.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Knockout Print Services, Petteridge Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 3 MW
Oct 2023 7.4 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
4 permitted works running now or planned, 2 of them major.
Major, planned
Calverley Park Gardens, Royal Tunbridge WellsDisconnection or alteration of supply · SOUTHERN GAS NETWORKS PLC · Road closure
Feb 2027 to Feb 2027 300 m away
Major, planned
Mount Pleasant Avenue, Royal Tunbridge WellsUtility asset works · ESP ELECTRICITY · Road closure
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026 650 m away
Minor
Vale Road, Royal Tunbridge WellsUtility asset works · LUMEN TECHNOLOGIES INC · Two-way signals
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 800 m away
Minor
London Road, Royal Tunbridge WellsUtility asset works · UK POWER NETWORKS SOUTH EASTERN · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 900 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.