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£6,150,000

Land On The South Side Of Grange Farm Lane, Chigwell, IG7

Land size
2.2 acres

Key Features

  • Open Storage site at the junction of Grange farm Lane & Chigwell High Road.
  • Originally used as a contractors yard for the development of Chigwell Grange.
  • 24/7 access
  • Capped off Water / Electric.
  • Part concrete hard surfaced.
  • May be suitable for development subject to planning. Existing residential consent granted in 2006.

Description

The site has been used for storage purposes as a building compounds to assist with the development of the Olympics in 2012 and for other building projects since. It is envisaged that the site has established B8 Storage Use since the site has been used as contractors yard / storage site for in excess of 10 years. The site benefits from being concrete hard surfaced in part with capped off electric and water supplies. The site has direct access of Grange Farm Lane suitable for HGVs. The site presents an excellent opportunity for a storage yard with excellent connectivity and possibly future development potential subject to planning.

The site is located to the north-east of the center of Chigwell, immediately adjacent to the roundabout at the junction of Grange Farm Lane with Chigwell High Road. The Site is bounded to the south by Bramble Close and to the north by Grange Farm Lane.
Chigwell High Road leads directly to the M11 motorway to the south and M25 motorway to the north. Central London is 19 miles from the site, Tilbury 27 miles and Heathrow 47 miles. Chigwell is an affluent town situated within Essex falling under Epping Forest Council. Chigwell Underground Station is 1.0 mile away which is served by the Central Line.

Freehold
The unencumbered freehold interest in the site is available for a price in the region of £6,150,000 subject to contract.

The site has established B8 use having being used as contractors yard for the storage of plant / building materials for in excess of 10 years. The vendor / landlord is happy to obtain a Certificate of Lawfulness reconfirming this use as part of any transaction if required.
The site has been subject to a number of residential applications over the years. Most recently a planning application was submitted to provide 14 dwellings comprising 10×2 bed flats and 4×5 bed houses sighted on the wider south-eastern, roundabout end of the site. This was rejected. Planning permission was granted for three dwellings on the land under separate applications in 2006, following an earlier consent for 2 dwellings granted in 2002. Lawful development certificates were granted in 2012 confirming that the three dwellings had been lawfully commenced.

To comply with the Money Laundering Regulations 2017, we are legally required to verify the identity of all parties to a transaction. Prospective purchasers/tenants must provide satisfactory identification documents and information regarding the source of funds. These checks will be carried out by an independent party before any agreement is formally entered into. The tenant or purchaser will be responsible for these costs.

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Tenure
Freehold
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Date Posted
2026-07-17

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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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

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

  • Chigwell Primary Academy386 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    200
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • White Bridge Primary School1.1 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    434
    Type
    Academy converter
  • The Alderton Junior School1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    225
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • The Alderton Infant School and Nursery1.2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    3 to 7
    Pupils
    207
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Buckhurst Hill Community Primary School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    389
    Type
    Academy converter

Secondary

  • West Hatch High School1.4 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,573
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Roding Valley High School1.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,473
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Debden Park High School1.8 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,046
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Forest Academy2 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    749
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Davenant Foundation School2.4 milesOfsted report card · Jan 2026
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,199
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England

* 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

Morrisons Daily Chigwell Brook Parade, Chigwell Village0.7 miles
Aldi Debden Loughton, Loughton1 mile
Sainsburys Debden, Loughton1.2 miles

GP surgery

The River Surgery1.3 miles

Pharmacy

Brook House Pharmacy0.7 miles

Hospital

Holly House Private Hospital2.2 miles

Green space

Playing Field54 metres

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

Chingford Rail Station3.1 miles

Nearest bus stop

Rolls Park Corner842 metres

Typical drive times

Epping13 min · 7.7 miles
Chigwell2 min · 0.8 miles
Loughton6 min · 2.4 miles
Waltham Abbey14 min · 6.2 miles
City of London (city)35 min · 15 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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