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£1,150,000

Land West Of Rosemary Lane, Broton Industrial Estate, Halstead, Essex, CO9

Key Features

  • Previously undeveloped site
  • Planning permission for seven B2/B8 commercial units totalling 19,742 sq. ft (1,834 m)
  • Established industrial area, close to High Street
  • Adjacent to Halstead Town FC
  • Rare opportunity

Description

The subject site comprises a mostly level, irregular shaped parcel of land with access from Rosemary lane. The sites northern boundary is to Halstead Town Football Club (HTFC), the eastern boundary to HTFC's access road and existing industrial units, southern boundary to Rosemary Lane/Breton Drive and existing industrial units. The western boundary is to the former Colne Valley & Halstead railway line, now taken in foliage and tree line. There is a Gas Valve Compound within the site to the southern boundary which has access via the site.

PLANNING
Braintree District Council granted planning permission (ref: 21/01479/FUL) for "the erection of 2no buildings comprising 7no commercial units (B2) on 15th October 2021, subject to S106 agreement. A subsequent variation (221/00191/VAR) allows for both B2 and B8 uses. Further details upon application/via Braintree District Council.

Location

The site is located off Rosemary Lane, within the established Broton Industrial Estate, which is situated in Halstead town centre; to the north of the High Street (AB1). Halstead is located approximately six miles to the north of Braintree via the A131, seven miles to the south of Sudbury via the A131 and approximately nine miles from the A12, J26 at Eight Ash Green.

Tenure

The property is offered for sale upon freehold terms with the benefit of planning permission.

VAT

All rents, prices and premiums are exclusive of VAT under the Finance Act 1989.

Legal Costs

Each party to bear their own legal costs incurred in this transaction.

Tenure Comments

The property is offered for sale upon freehold terms with the benefit of planning permission.

Map Location

Property details

Tenure
Freehold
Council Tax Band
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Date Posted
2026-01-29

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 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

64 Mbps

Superfast

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

  • Holy Trinity Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School, Halstead358 metresNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    210
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Richard de Clare Community Academy610 metresOfsted report card · Jun 2026
    Ages
    3 to 11
    Pupils
    370
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Andrew's Church of England Primary School, Halstead0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    211
    Type
    Academy converter
    Faith
    Church of England
  • Gosfield Community Primary School1.9 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    134
    Type
    Academy converter
  • St Giles' Church of England Primary School2.4 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    4 to 11
    Pupils
    91
    Type
    Voluntary controlled school
    Faith
    Church of England

Secondary

  • The Ramsey Academy, Halstead911 metresOfsted: Good *
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    702
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Hedingham School and Sixth Form3.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    1,177
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Honywood School5.3 milesOfsted: Good
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    849
    Type
    Academy converter
  • Alec Hunter Academy5.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
    Ages
    11 to 16
    Pupils
    1,058
    Type
    Academy sponsor led
  • Tabor Academy5.8 milesOfsted: Requires improvement
    Ages
    11 to 18
    Pupils
    989
    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

Sainsburys Halstead, Halstead, Essex297 metres
Lidl Halstead, Halstead, Essex406 metres
Tesco Halstead Superstore, Halstead, Essex416 metres

GP surgery

The Elizabeth Courtauld Surgery637 metres

Pharmacy

Boots336 metres

Hospital

Halstead Hospital404 metres

Green space

Allotments Or Community Growing Spaces262 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

Chappel & Wakes Colne Rail Station5.5 miles

Nearest bus stop

Butler Road Car Park208 metres

Typical drive times

Sudbury15 min · 8.9 miles
Halstead1 min · 0.3 miles
Braintree14 min · 6.7 miles
Coggeshall13 min · 8 miles
Colchester (city)27 min · 16 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 3Higher 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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