Land on North side of Chapel Lane, Colchester, CO7
- Land size
- 0.25 acres
Key Features
- Approx. 0.25 acre plot
- Semi-rural location
- Access from Chapel Lane
- Long-term investment
- No planning consent
- Speculative opportunity
- Land Reg EX 687413
Description
The land is offered for sale by informal tender. The criteria for this process are set out below – interested parties are requested to submit their offers by 10am on Friday 25th of September 2026.
Land Adjacent to The Chapel, Chapel Lane, Balls Green, Great Bromley
An opportunity to acquire a parcel of land extending to approximately 0.25 acres (0.11 hectares), positioned within a semi-rural setting on the outskirts of Great Bromley, approximately 5 miles east of Colchester. EX 687413
The site is located along Chapel Lane and sits within a cluster of established residential dwellings, with open countryside to the north and surrounding characterful properties nearby.
The land is generally level and is accessed off Chapel Lane, a quiet country lane serving neighbouring properties. A public footpath runs along the western boundary, and the site is enclosed by a mix of hedging and fencing, offering a degree of natural screening and privacy.
Method of Sale/Legal Process
The land is offered for sale by informal tender. The criteria for this process are set out below – interested parties are requested to submit their offers by 10am on Friday 25 th of September 2026.
Following acceptance of an offer, the buyer will be expected to exchange contracts within a timely manner.
Informal tender
An offer should be submitted as follows;
1. Your offer should be submitted by 10am on Friday 25th of September 2026 to Boydens Estate Agents at Aston House, 57-59 Crouch Street, Colchester, Essex, CO3 3EY
2. Your offer should be subject only to contract and based on the information supplied within the property particulars.
4. Please confirm if your ability to proceed is dependent upon external finance or the sale of other property – if it is a cash offer please provide proof of available monies (bank statement or similar)
5. It is assumed all parties have seen the property and are ready to proceed with the legal conveyance subject to contract.
6. Offers should be delivered in a sealed envelope, clearly marked ’Informal Tender – Plot on Chapel Lane, Great Bromley, Colchester’ in the top left hand corner of the envelope; if you wish us to confirm receipt, in order that we can identify it, please mark the envelope so that we can differentiate it from others received – if preferred please submit offers via email to philip. .
7. In order to avoid identical offers, we suggest that offers are for odd amounts, in pounds sterling.
8. It is proposed that the successful bidder will be notified within 5 days of the closing date, and unsuccessful bidders thereafter.
9. The vendor reserves their position to not accept the highest or any offer.
10. Tenders should provide full details of whom will be purchasing the land with copies of up-to-date photographic ID and proof of address.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-09-08
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 · available to 92% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Fixed wireless access may also be an option here.
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 George's Church of England Primary School, Great Bromley1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 110
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Great Bentley Primary School2.1 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 258
- Type
- Academy converter
- Elmstead Primary School2.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 211
- Type
- Academy converter
- Alresford Primary School2.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 216
- Type
- Community school
- Millfields Primary School3.2 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 217
- Type
- Foundation school
Secondary
- Colne Community School4 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,289
- Type
- Academy converter
- Manningtree High School4.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 908
- Type
- Academy converter
- Colchester Academy4.5 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 879
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- The Gilberd School5.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,588
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Thomas Lord Audley School5.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 940
- 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.
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
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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Aston House, 57-59 Crouch Street Colchester CO3 3EY