What's changing near UB3 5LJ
Within 2 km, around Harlington & Cranford Cross in Hillingdon. Building, planning, schools, transport, prices and crime.
85new homes completed within 2 km, last 2 years
169homes given permission on brownfield sites since 2021
+7.3%like-for-like prices in Harlington & Cranford Cross, 2024 → 2025 (council +2.3%)
-0%recorded crime, last 12 months vs the 12 before
On the map
New homesPlanning grantedSchool openedExtended homeStorm overflowEnergy projectBlack pin: the postcode. Tap a dot for details.
Nearby, most recent first
- New homes
82 new homes completedflats · May 2026 – Sep 2026
Sept 2026
1.7 km away - Planning permission
Permission for 169 homesHEATHROW HOUSE, Bath Road (other)
Dec 2021
1.7 km away - New schoolMar 2021
1.6 km away
New-home postcodes with fewer than 5 homes are counted above but not listed. 3 postcodes nearby had new homes completed in the last two years.
Planning applications within 500 m
17applications in the last 12 months
9approved · 1 refused
6still being decided
13net new homes in approved schemes since 2023
- Approved
163, 163 WEST END LANE, HARLINGTONErection of an outbuilding to the rear garden for use as a gym/store room following the demolition of the existing outbuilding (Application for a Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Development)Hillingdon 1956/APP/2026/2171 · All Other
Sept 2026
400 m away - Application Under Consideration
1, 1 & 3 GILPIN WAY, HARLINGTON, UB3 5LZErection of 2 single storey garages to rearHillingdon 72885/APP/2026/2151 · Householder
Sept 2026
100 m away - Approved
3 HARLINGTON CLOSE, HAYESErection of a part single part two storey rear extension, a front porch, and an outbuilding to the rear garden.Hillingdon 25644/APP/2026/1528 · Householder
Jun 2026
350 m away - Refused
34, 34-36 WEST END LANE, HARLINGTON, UB3 5LTErection of a single-storey rear extension to ground floor flat and rear dormer extension with front roof lights for upper flatHillingdon 80121/APP/2026/1426 · All Other
Jun 2026
100 m away - Application Under Consideration
306 HIGH STREET, HARLINGTONDemolition of existing garages to create 5 self-contained units with amenities and bike stands, including emergency access and parking.Hillingdon 29950/APP/2026/415 · All Other · 5 homes proposed
Jun 2026
200 m away - Withdrawn
335 HIGH STREET, HARLINGTONErection of a single-storey rear extension and change of use from a 6-person HMO (Use Class C4) to an 8-person HMO (sui generis), including internal alterations.Hillingdon 47318/APP/2026/936 · All Other
Jun 2026250 m away
16homes extended 2021–2025, typically adding 32 m²
58since energy certificates began (2008)
2in UB3 5LJ itself
- Extendedcertificate 2017
- Extendedcertificate 2017
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
0hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
0spill events counted
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
51 planned, approved or being built and 13 running (57 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
- Battery storage
Heathrow Flightpath Car Park, Bath Road - Battery Energy Storage SystemApproved, not yet built
Jun 2025
1.1 km away - Rooftop solar
Airport Gate Business Centre, Harmondsworth - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 150 kW
Sept 2025
1.7 km away - Rooftop solar
Hatton Cross Underground Station, Southern Perimeter Road -Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 260 kW
Jan 2025
2.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Swallowfield Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 360 kW
Aug 2022
2.5 km away - Rooftop solar
Geodis, Faggs Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 840 kW
Aug 2022
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
David Lloyd Racket Club, Southall Lane - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 160 kW
Nov 2023
2.7 km away - Rooftop solar
International Trading Estate, Trident Way - Data CentreApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Dec 2025
2.9 km away - Rooftop solar
Spur Road - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 270 kW
Aug 2023
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Pasadena Centre, Pasadena Close - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 390 kW
Mar 2023
3.2 km away - Rooftop solar
Falcon House, Central Way - Photovoltaic Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 250 kW
Sept 20233.3 km away
Road and street works within 1 km
6 permitted works running now or planned.
- Standard
Bath Road, HeathrowNew service connection · ENERGY ASSETS NETWORKS LIMITED (FORMERLY UTILITY DISTRIBUTION NETWORKS) · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
550 m away - Minor
Warner Close, HayesHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
150 m away - Minor
Providence Lane, HayesUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · Some carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
200 m away - Minor
Brendon Close, HayesUtility repair and maintenance works · AFFINITY WATER - C · No carriageway incursion
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026
200 m away - Minor
Brickfield Lane, HayesHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Nov 2026
700 m away - Minor
Winchester Road, HayesHighway repair and maintenance works · LONDON BOROUGH OF HILLINGDON · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026
850 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-applicationapplication due December 2027
1.8 km away - Pre-application
Heathrow WestAirports · Heathrow Airport and land to the north-west and west of Heathrow Airport application due November 2027
2.7 km away - Pre-applicationapplication due March 2027
7.4 km away - Decideddecided Nov 2023
13.9 km away - Pre-application
SDC M40 CampusGenerating Stations · The site of the project is located in Buckinghamshire, England. It is approximately 2km to the west of Gerrards Cross, approximately 2.5km east of Beaconsfield and approximately 1.5km north of Hedgerley. The site comprises land immediately to the south of the A40 Oxford Road and immediately to the north of the M40 motorway. It has a history of landfill activities and is currently operated by Veolia for the landfilling of inert building waste (albeit the site no longer accepts any forms of waste). application due January 2027
15.8 km away - Decided
Transport schemes within 20 km
- Transport
HS2: Old Oak Common stationUnder construction (HS2 and Elizabeth line interchange)
under construction
13.9 km away - Transport
Brent Cross West stationNew Thameslink station, opened December 2023
Dec 2023
17.2 km away - TransportMay 2022
18.4 km away
Approved122, 122 WEST END LANE, HARLINGTON, UB3 5LYErection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.20 metres, and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.80 metres.Hillingdon 75996/APP/2026/917 · Prior Approval
Apr 2026
400 m away Approved316-318, HIGH STREET, UB3 5DUSingle storey rear infill extension, first floor rear extension, rear dormer, front roof lights, amendments to rear fenestrations, and removal of rear external staircase.Hillingdon 42416/APP/2025/3223 · All Other
Dec 2025
150 m away Running nearest: Western International Market (rooftop solar, 2.4 km); Western International Market (WIM) Site (battery storage, 2.4 km); Southall Lane Waste Depot (battery storage, 2.5 km); Heathrow Airport Biomass CHP (biomass, 3.2 km); Lakeside EfW (energy from waste, 6.1 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.