Auction: Wednesday 9 December 2026 at 10am
Land to the North West Side of Main Road, Great Leighs, Chelmsford, Essex CM3
Key Features
- A freehold plot of land
- Situated between Braintree and Chelmsford
- 24/00501/FUL appeal ref 24/00077/REFUSE decision date for appeal 18/06/25
- Guide price: £125,000
- For sale by livestream auction
- Unless previously sold or withdrawn prior
- 10:00am, Wednesday 9th December 2026
Description
FOR SALE BY LIVESTREAM AUCTION ON WEDNESDAY 9TH DECEMBER 2026 AT 10:00AM
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Freehold plot of land in popular village with planning permission granted for a detached chalet with parking and amenities with additional hard standing area adjacent
The plot is situated in the popular village of Great Leighs settled on the main road next to the village post office and other amenities. Great Leighs is a popular village situated between the City of Chelmsford and the market town of Braintree, close to Chelmsford City Racecourse.
Planning permission for single detached 1.5 storey dwelling was granted on appeal on 18/06/2025. Work has begun on clearing site and foundations for proposed building are in place. It is considered that the land that is not required to form part of the proposed dwelling may offer future development potential subject to obtaining all necessary consents.
For more information relating to the planning permission please visit the Chelmsford City Council Planning portal using the below references.
Initial aplication-24/00501/FUL
Appeal -24/00077/REFUSE
Proposed Ground Floor Accommodation Total floor area- 582 square foot (54 square meters) including Hallway, WC, front to back Kitchen Diner and Front to back Living Room.
Proposed First Floor Accommodation Total Floor Area- 355 square foot (33 square meters) including Landing, Two double bedrooms and a bathroom.
Tenure: Freehold
Administration Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.
Buyer's Premium Fee: £1200 inc VAT payable on exchange of contracts.
Disbursements: Please see the legal pack for any disbursements listed that may become payable by the purchaser on completion.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
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- Date Posted
- 2026-10-30
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
- 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
1.8 Gbps
Gigabit full fibre · available to 65% of premises
Suitable for
- 4K streaming on every screen
- Full-time home working
- Online gaming & big downloads
Mobile signal
Predicted 4G and 5G signal; 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 Leighs Primary School126 metresNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 197
- Type
- Community school
- White Court School2.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 550
- Type
- Community school
- Notley Green Primary School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 401
- Type
- Academy converter
- Little Waltham Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School2.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 206
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Terling Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary School3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 99
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
Secondary
- Notley High School and Braintree Sixth Form3.2 milesOfsted report card · May 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,210
- Type
- Academy converter
- Tabor Academy4.2 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 989
- Type
- Academy converter
- Alec Hunter Academy4.2 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 1,058
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Chelmer Valley High School4.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,200
- Type
- Academy converter
- The Beaulieu Park School4.7 milesOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 19
- Pupils
- 1,763
- Type
- Free schools
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
Environment Agency open data, checked around the advertised map pin for the listed acreage. Long-term risk counts flood defences; the planning map's flood zones do not. Provided by LandSale, not the listing agent, and not part of the agent's particulars. Risk varies across a holding, so verify before committing.
Rivers and the sea
Planning map: Flood Zone 1.
Surface water
Not at the pin: mapped about 10 metres away.
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.
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