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£470,000

Captains Wood Road, Great Totham

Description

Outline planning permission is approved by Maldon District Council for the construction of two detached properties in the village of Great Totham. This opportunity presents itself as an ideal opportunity for a SME based developer to acquire these two adjoining plots to enable to construction of two detached dwellings with an shared driveway leading to a detached double garage.

Some More Information - Outline planning permission is approved by Maldon District Council for the construction of two detached properties in the village of Great Totham. This opportunity presents itself as an ideal opportunity for a SME based developer to acquire these two adjoining plots to enable to construction of two detached dwellings with an shared driveway leading to a detached double garage.

The outline application leaves all matters reserved except for access, as approved under application number 25/00430/OUT.

Offers are initially invited on an unconditional basis.
All viewings are to be arranged via the sole selling agents Baker Estates Essex Limited. Applicants are advised that the site is secured and no one should enter the property without prior contact with the agent.

*Please note development sites can often be overgrown and contain items which cannot obviously be seen. We advise that all parties visiting any opportunity wear suitable footwear and attire and only access with the agent’s permission.

Services - Due to this opportunity being a sale of bare land, we advise all prospective purchasers to make their own enquiries as to the availability of utilities, services & service media in the locality.

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Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-08-01

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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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
Parking Available
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

70 Mbps

Superfast · available to 93% of premises

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

  • Great Totham Primary School890 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    431
    Type
    Foundation school
  • Heybridge Primary School1.8 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    2 to 11
    Pupils
    428
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon2.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    196
    Type
    Voluntary aided school
    Faith
    Roman Catholic
  • Howbridge Church of England Junior School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    7 to 11
    Pupils
    356
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
    Faith
    Church of England
  • All Saints Maldon Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    316
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • Plume School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,789
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Lift Maltings3 milesOfsted report card · Mar 2026
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    787
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Lift New Rickstones4.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,221
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Thurstable School4.4 milesOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    932
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Honywood School7.5 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    849
    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

Co-op Wood Road Foodstore, Heybridge1.6 miles
Co-op Lawling Avenue Foodstore, Heybridge1.8 miles
Asda Heybridge Supermarket, Heybridge1.9 miles

GP surgery

Longfield Medical Centre2.7 miles

Pharmacy

Heybridge Pharmacy1.9 miles

Hospital

St Peter'S Hospital2.7 miles

Green space

Playing Field350 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

Witham (Essex) Rail Station3.3 miles

Nearest bus stop

Captains Wood Road74 metres

Typical drive times

Maldon6 min · 3.2 miles
Witham7 min · 3.9 miles
Coggeshall15 min · 9.2 miles
Chelmsford (city)19 min · 12 miles
South Woodham Ferrers19 min · 12 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

These bandings are the summary. Where this location sits on the flood maps, plus planning activity, heritage and ground risks, is in the full report.

Important notice: Information, maps and tags on this page are drawn from the advertising agent's marketing materials or generated automatically. LandSale has not verified them. Relying on these details is at your own risk, always carry out independent checks before committing to a purchase.

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