Local Centre Land, Marlingford Road, Easton, Norwich, NR9
Description
The land comprises a fully serviced site, formerly being part of an agricultural field and now being part of a large residential
scheme, allocated for commercial development of a local retail centre. The land does not currently have a dedicated access but purchasers will be encouraged to create an access along the western boundary.
Location
Easton is a busy commuter village located some 6 miles west of Norwich city centre and 9 miles east of Dereham, with direct access to the main A47 trunk road. The village has a growing population of 1,436 (2021 census) with continued residential development increasing this. The village is well served, having a primary school, newly built community centre and fish and chip restaurant, as well as being home to the Royal Norfolk Showground and a campus of the Easton and Otley College. Other nearby business and facilities of note include: Group 1 BMW, Premier Inn, Costessey Park & Ride, Peter Field Golf Centre, Next, Sainsbury's, McDonalds, Bannatyne Health Club, Longwater Retail Park, Aldi, the Norfolk Food Hall and the Food Enterprise Park.
The land forms part of Persimmon Homes and Charles Church's Festival Park development and occupies a central position within the village, accessed from Marlingford Road.
Terms
PLEASE NOTE THAT BEST BIDS ARE NOW BEING INVITED FOR THE FREEHOLD INTEREST - DEADLINE IS 5PM ON TUESDAY 21 APRIL 2026.
The property is being offered for sale, on a freehold basis. Both conditional and unconditional offers are invited. The vendors will require evidence that due diligence and relevant planning enquiries have been undertaken before any offer can be accepted.
In accordance with the latest Anti Money Laundering (AML) legislation, the purchaser will be required to provide proof of identity, address and source of funds to the selling agents prior to solicitors being instructed.
Planning & Use
The land forms part of a large outline residential planning application, granted consent in 2016, consisting of 890 dwellings, a village hall, extended primary school, a retail store and areas of open space. The subject land is the area allocated for the new retail store, with the permitted use being a retail use for convenience goods and no other purpose. The outline permission has now lapsed and therefore prospective purchasers will be required to submit their own full planning application for development of the land in accordance with the previous consented use.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-03-07
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
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- Water
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- Heating
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- Broadband
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- Sewerage
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Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
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- Private Rights of Way
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- Listed Property
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- Restrictions
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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
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- Parking
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- Garden
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Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.
Connectivity
Broadband
Fastest speed available at this postcode
5.5 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 80% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Outdoor predictions; indoor signal depends on building materials.
Ofcom Connected Nations postcode-level predictions. Speeds and signal are modelled, not measured, and vary between addresses and providers.
Signal is the easy part. Planning activity, flood history and protected designations here are in the full report.
Nearest Schools
Primary
- St Peter's CofE Primary Academy, Easton218 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 185
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Church of England
- Queen's Hill Primary School1.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 606
- Type
- Community school
- The Bawburgh School1.9 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Community school
- Barford Primary School2.2 milesOfsted report card · Jun 2026
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 87
- Type
- Community school
- St Augustine's Catholic Primary School, Costessey2.3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 315
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
Secondary
- Ormiston Victory Academy2.4 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,517
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Taverham High School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,254
- Type
- Academy converter
- Hethersett Academy3.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,250
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- City Academy Norwich4.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 674
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Hellesdon High School4.3 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,476
- Type
- Academy converter
* Latest graded judgement covers quality of education only; no overall grade was issued under the 2024-25 inspection framework.
Distances are straight-line from the advertised location. Source: the national school registers (DfE, Welsh Government, Scottish Government) and Ofsted.
Schools are just the start: sold prices nearby, planning activity and any flood history are in the full report.
Amenities
Supermarket
GP surgery
Pharmacy
Hospital
Green space
Straight-line distances from the advertised location. Sources: NHS records, Geolytix supermarket locations, OS Open Greenspace and the national trails registers.
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Getting Around
Nearest station
Nearest bus stop
Typical drive times
Straight-line distances from the advertised location; drive times are typical free-flow times over OpenStreetMap road data, so allow more at peak. Public transport locations from DfT NaPTAN.
Easy to reach matters. So do planning activity, flood history and ground risks: all in the full report.
Flood Risk
From Environment Agency flood map open data, checked around the advertised map pin and allowing for the listed acreage where known. This summary comes from LandSale, the advertising platform, not from the listing agent, and is not part of the agent's particulars. Risk can vary across a single holding, so verify anything critical through your own searches before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Surface water
The detail behind these bandings
The full report pinpoints where this location sits on the flood maps, and runs the deeper checks that usually only surface after an offer.
- Exact flood zones & annual chances (included in the full report)
- Any recorded past flooding (included in the full report)
- Planning activity nearby (included in the full report)
- Heritage & conservation (included in the full report)
- Protected nature designations (included in the full report)
- Ground risks (included in the full report)
- Sold prices nearby (included in the full report)
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Roche Chartered Surveyors, Norfolk
2Barton Way, Norwich, NR1 1DL