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Guide Price£395,000

Church Lane, Cheveley, Newmarket, Cambridgeshire, CB8

Land size
0.22 acres

Key Features

  • An extremely rare 0.22 acre building plot
  • Highly sought after & well served Cambridgeshire village
  • Unique and idyllic setting overlooking studland
  • Full planning permission for a contemporary eco-home
  • Proposed 3,200sq ft 4 bedroom (4 en-suites) property
  • Driveway with parking for several cars
  • Detached cart lodge with electric car charging point
  • Attractive established garden
  • Ground source heating and PV slate tiled roof
  • Planning: 25/01356/FUL

Description

AN EXTREMELY RARE OPPORTUNITY TO PURCHASE A BUILDING PLOT WITH FULL PLANNING PERMISSION FOR A STUNNING CONTEMPORARY ECO-HOME IN A UNIQUE AND IDYLLIC SETTING OVERLOOKING STUDLAND, IN THIS HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER VILLAGE

THE PROPERTY
An exciting opportunity to purchase a 0.22 acre building plot with full planning permission (25/01356/FUL) for an impressive contemporary eco-home in a unique setting enjoying open studland views. The two-storey property is to be of timber framed construction and clad in larch or oak under PV slate tiles, with ground source heating and extensive glazing to the ground floor reception rooms to allow views to the beautiful garden setting and paddocks beyond.

The building is designed as a simple sustainable enclosure, with low carbon use both in its materials, method of construction and energy use during the life of the property.

The proposed accommodation will extend to approximately 3,200 sq ft, to include a large basement store room, reception hall, sitting room, kitchen/dining room, study, utility room, landing and four bedrooms (all en-suite).

The dwelling will have a generous private garden and the existing planting will be fully maintained and greatly enhanced. There will be parking for several vehicles and a detached cart lodge with an electric car charging point.

LOCATION
Church Lane is located in the heart of this popular Cambridgeshire village, surrounded by stud farms. Cheveley has a shop/Post Office, primary school, Church and public house. Newmarket is set in attractive countryside on the Suffolk/Cambridgeshire border and is world famous as the headquarters of British horseracing. The town is home to many racing institutions including the National Stud, the National Horseracing Museum, Tattersalls and The Jockey Club. Some of the finest racing in the world is seen on Newmarket’s two racecourses: The Rowley Mile and The July Course. Newmarket itself provides a good range of amenities including schools, shopping facilities, hotels, restaurants and leisure facilities including a golf club: Cambridge and Bury St Edmunds offer further amenities. There is excellent access to the A14 and A11 (M11). There is a branch line connection from Newmarket to Cambridge and Ipswich. Cambridge, Audley End and Whittlesford Parkway offer direct rail lines into London, with the fastest trains taking under one hour. Stansted International Airport is approximately forty minutes’ drive.

DIRECTIONS CB8 9DJ
From Newmarket take the B1063 to Cheveley. On entering the village turn right at the crossroads onto the High Street. Follow the High Street passing the school and just before the church take the turning into Church Lane. 44 Church Lane is located at the end of the lane.

PROPERTY INFORMATION
TENURE: The property is freehold with vacant possession on completion.

LOCAL AUTHORITY: East Cambridgeshire District Council Tel:

MOBILE SIGNAL/COVERAGE: Yes

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VIEWING: Strictly by appointment only through sole agent: Jackson-Stops –

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
TBC
Date Posted
2026-06-09

Utilities & Restrictions

Utilities

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Rights & Restrictions

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Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.

Property Features

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Parking
Parking Available
Garden
Garden

Beyond the particulars: planning activity, flood history, heritage and ground risks, checked for this exact spot.

Connectivity

Broadband

Fastest speed available at this postcode

66 Mbps

Superfast

Suitable for

  • HD streaming
  • Video calls
  • Web & social

Mobile signal

CallsDataEE Good GoodO2 Good GoodThree Good GoodVodafone Good Good

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

  • Cheveley CofE Primary School435 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    143
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Moulton Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.6 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    206
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Ditton Lodge Primary School2.7 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    204
    Type
    Academy converter
  • All Saints Church of England Primary School, Newmarket2.9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    177
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • St Louis Catholic Academy3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    300
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Roman Catholic

Secondary

  • Newmarket Academy3.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    797
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Mildenhall College Academy8.8 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,317
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Bottisham Village College9 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,396
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Samuel Ward Academy9 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,076
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Soham Village College9.3 milesOfsted: Outstanding
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,436
    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

Spar - Newmarket, Newmarket2.8 miles
M&S Hyperion BP, Newmarket3 miles
Cook Newmarket, Newmarket3.1 miles

GP surgery

The Rookery Medical Centre3.1 miles

Pharmacy

Boots3.1 miles

Hospital

Newmarket Community Hospital3.6 miles

Green space

Playing Field570 metres

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

Newmarket Rail Station2.9 miles

Nearest bus stop

Star and Garter Lane396 metres

Typical drive times

Soham20 min · 13 miles
Newmarket7 min · 3.7 miles
Mildenhall19 min · 12 miles
Bury St Edmunds21 min · 14 miles
Cambridge (city)28 min · 17 miles

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

Flood Zone 1Lower risk

Surface water

Outside the mapped risk bandsVery low risk

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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