Cromer Hyde Lane, Lemsford, Welwyn Garden City, AL8
- Land size
- 2.4 acres
Key Features
- Approximately 2.4 acres of land
- Existing planning permission for an agricultural storage building
- Potential for alternative uses, including residential, subject to planning
- Water and three-phase electricity understood to be connected
- Established gated entrance and gravel access
- Mature boundaries providing privacy and screening
- Attractive countryside setting close to Welwyn Garden City
- Subject-to-planning proposals considered
Description
An opportunity to acquire approximately 2.1 acres of land in an attractive rural setting on Cromer Hyde Lane, just outside Welwyn Garden City.
The site benefits from an existing planning permission (ref: 6/2023/2080/VAR) for an agricultural storage building, providing a starting point for purchasers looking to establish a use on the land or explore its longer-term development potential, subject to obtaining the necessary planning consents.
The land is predominantly open and level, with established hedgerows and mature trees providing a good degree of screening and privacy. The site enjoys attractive views across the surrounding countryside and benefits from an existing gated entrance and gravel access.
Water and three-phase electricity are understood to be available on site, providing useful infrastructure for any proposed future use.
Cromer Hyde Lane is a no-through road with a number of established residential properties along its southern side. The site's proximity to existing housing, together with its established access and agricultural planning consent, may be of interest to purchasers wishing to investigate alternative uses, including residential, subject to planning.
The land is offered for sale with a guide price of £400,000.
Whilst an unconditional sale would be welcomed, the landowner would also consider proposals on a subject-to-planning basis from purchasers wishing to explore the site's potential for alternative uses.
Interested parties are invited to submit offers outlining their proposed use, purchase structure and anticipated timescales.
All proposals will be considered on their individual merits.
For further information or to arrange a viewing, please contact Ashtons Land & New Homes.
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- TBC
- Date Posted
- 2026-11-06
Market Value Analysis
Compared with 156 Development Land listings in East Anglia (1+ acres).
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
33 Mbps
Superfast · available to 6% of premises
Suitable for
- HD streaming
- Video calls
- Web & social
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
- St John's Voluntary Aided Church of England Primary School, Lemsford0.6 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 102
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Church of England
- Applecroft School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 454
- Type
- Academy converter
- Green Lanes Primary School1.5 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 413
- Type
- Community school
- Templewood Primary School1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 225
- Type
- Community school
- Beech Hyde Primary School and Nursery1.9 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 171
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
Secondary
- Stanborough School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,287
- Type
- Academy converter
- Monk's Walk School2.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,440
- Type
- Academy converter
- Bishop's Hatfield Girls' School2.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 942
- Type
- Academy converter
- Gender
- Girls
- Onslow St Audrey's School2.8 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 787
- Type
- Academy converter
- Ridgeway Academy3 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 875
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
* 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
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 40 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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