Land with Development Potential (STP), Layer-de-la-haye, Malting Green, Colchester, CO2
- Land size
- 5 acres
Key Features
- Development opportunity, subject to planning permission
- Attractive rural edge-of-settlement location
- Excellent access to Colchester, the A12 and mainline rail services to London
- Adjacent to existing residential development
Description
An exciting opportunity to acquire approximately 5 acres (2.02 hectares) of freehold land situated within the attractive rural hamlet of Maltings Green, on the northern edge of Layer de la Haye, just a short distance south-west of Colchester.
The site comprises predominantly of open grassland with mature boundary landscaping, enjoying attractive west-facing countryside views. Positioned adjacent to an existing residential development, the land offers potential for future development, subject to the necessary planning consents.
Located within an established yet peaceful setting, the site benefits from excellent accessibility. Colchester city centre is within easy reach, while the nearby A12 provides convenient road connections to Chelmsford, Brentwood and London. Regular mainline rail services from Colchester offer journeys to London Liverpool Street in approximately 47 minutes.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-07-08
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
1 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre
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
- Layer-de-la-Haye Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School720 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 203
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St Michael's Primary School and Nursery, Colchester1.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 228
- Type
- Community school
- Montgomery Primary School, Colchester1.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 608
- Type
- Community school
- Gosbecks Primary School2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 227
- Type
- Community school
- Kings Ford Academy2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 152
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Paxman Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 873
- Type
- Free schools
- The Thomas Lord Audley School2.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 940
- Type
- Academy converter
- Philip Morant School and College2.6 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,888
- Type
- Academy converter
- Colchester County High School for Girls2.9 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,198
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- St Benedict's Catholic College2.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 905
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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.
The area stacks up? Now check the location itself: planning nearby, protected designations and past flooding.
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
Mapped within the area searched, not at the advertised map pin itself.
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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