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
1storm overflows within 2 km
307hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
34spill events counted
Southern Water
Hamstreet Wwtwinto Speringbrook Sewer34 spills, 307 hours in 2025
20 planned, approved or being built and 5 running (38 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Solar farm
Appledore Road, Kenardington - Solar FarmPlanning application in · 35 MW
Jul 2025 4.3 km away
Solar farm
St Mary in the Marsh - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 16 MW
Mar 2025 6.3 km away
Solar farm
Martin Farm, St. Marys Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 16 MW
Jan 2026 6.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Tesco Moatfield MeadowApproved, not yet built · 300 kW
Feb 2019 6.6 km away
Battery storage
Ashford Road, Kingsnorth - Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Jan 2025 7.2 km away
Solar farm
Stonestreet Green - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 100 MW
Oct 2025 7.3 km away
Battery storage
Stonestreet Green - Solar Farm & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Oct 2025 7.3 km away
Rooftop solar
Ashford Cattle Market Co, Monument Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 180 kW
Jul 2023 7.5 km away
Battery storage
Stanhope Road, Kingsnorth - Micro Energy Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 200 kW
Mar 2025 7.5 km away
Battery storage
Stanhope Road, Kingsnorth - Micro Energy Storage FacilityPlanning application in · 200 kW
Oct 2024 7.5 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
1 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Ruckinge Road, HamstreetUtility asset works · BT · Road closure
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 250 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
Pre-application
Shepway Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located on land north of Newchurch and 6km south of Ashford in Kent.
application due November 2027 5.5 km away
Decided
Stonestreet Green SolarGenerating Stations · Land at Aldington, southeast of Ashford in Kent
decided Oct 2025 7.2 km away
Pre-application
South Kent Energy ParkGenerating Stations · The site is in the administrative areas of Kent County Council and Folkstone and Hythe District Council, on farmland on Romney Marsh around the village of Old Romney. Approximately half the site is to the north of the A259 and the remaining half to the south of it.
South Brooks Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Near the Dungeness power station in Kent, to the south of the village of Old Romney and to the east of New Romney.
application due March 2027 12.0 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.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Hamstreet & Isle of Oxney: +16% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 100 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): +1.8% in two years.