Plot 3, Captains Wood Road, Great Totham, Maldon, Essex, CM9
- Land size
- 0.19 acres
Key Features
- Development opportunity
- Outline planning granted
- Permission for 4 bedroom house
- Approx. 0.19 of an acre
- Popular village location
Description
Situated in this sought after village location in a rural country lane, is this rare opportunity to purchase a building plot of approximately 0.19 acre with outline planning permission.
Plot 3 is situated between other plots which have planning for a mix of houses (plots 1 and 2 to the right-hand side) with two bungalows consented for plot 4 , located to the left-hand side. Plot 3 backs onto farmland with an open aspect towards the village of Wickham Bishops.
The land has Outline Planning permission granted by Maldon and District Council 23/01193/OUT, for a recommended 4-bedroom detached house of circa 2100 sqft/195 sqm.
Location
Great Totham is a village and civil parish in the Maldon District of Essex and is located midway between Colchester and Chelmsford, with the village including the Island of Osea in the Blackwater Estuary and being separated in two parts, north and south which are about a mile and a half apart, distributed along the B1022.
There are excellent transport connections with the A12 being approximately 3.5 miles away with golfing facilities available at Braxted Park, Benton Hall and Five Lakes Country Club. There is also good access to the coast with local marinas available at Tollesbury, West Mersea and Heybridge Basin.
The towns of Maldon and Tiptree are also close by providing shopping and schooling facilities.
Directions
Please use the postcode CM9 8PU for SatNav.
Important Information
Services – we understand that there is a manhole for potential drainage in the road to the front of plot 2, the adjoining plot to the right-hand
side with overhead electric cables in Captains Wood Road.
Agents note
Section 106 – we understand that there is a small payment to Maldon and District Council – TBC
Map Location
Property details
- Tenure
- Freehold
- Council Tax Band
- Ask Agent
- Date Posted
- 2026-06-24
Utilities & Restrictions
Utilities
- Electricity
- Ask Agent
- Water
- Ask Agent
- Heating
- Ask Agent
- Broadband
- Ask Agent
- Sewerage
- Ask Agent
Rights & Restrictions
- Public Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Private Rights of Way
- Ask Agent
- Listed Property
- Ask Agent
- Restrictions
- Ask Agent
Listed status, conservation areas and planning constraints for this location are in the full report.
Property Features
- Accessibility
- Ask Agent
- Parking
- Ask Agent
- Garden
- Ask Agent
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
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 Totham Primary School933 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
- 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
- Howbridge Church of England Junior School2.7 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 7 to 11
- Pupils
- 356
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- 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 School4.5 milesOfsted: Good *
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 932
- Type
- Academy converter
- Honywood School7.6 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
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. The map pin for this listing marks the postcode area rather than the exact location, so these readings describe the surrounding area. 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 20 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.
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.
LandSale full disclaimer
Marketing information only - not formal particulars. The details on this website are provided for general guidance and do not constitute an offer or contract. Neither LandSale nor the advertising estate/land agent accepts responsibility for any inaccuracy.
1. Source of information
- Listing content: Core description, asking price, tenure, measurements, photographs and planning history originate from the marketing materials of the advertising estate or land agent. LandSale does not author this content and cannot guarantee its accuracy.
- Automated tags & categorisation: Property type, land-use class, acreage bands and similar labels may be applied by machine-learning models. They are intended as a helpful guide only and may not reflect the property's legal status or permitted use.
- Third-party & enriched data layers: Maps, boundary outlines, planning designations, soil reports, broadband coverage and other environmental or location-based insights are licensed from external suppliers. Such data are supplied “as is", may be incomplete or out of date and are subject to change without notice.
2. Verification required
Prospective purchasers must verify critical matters, including but not limited to planning permission, title boundaries, public rights of way, environmental constraints, acreage, services, access and VAT status, through their own inspections, specialist surveys, legal advisers and the selling agent before relying on the information or entering into any contract.
3. No warranty or liability
LandSale gives no warranty, express or implied, as to the accuracy, completeness or fitness for any particular purpose of the information displayed. LandSale shall not be liable for any loss, damage, cost or expense arising directly or indirectly from any use of or reliance on such information, save where liability may not be excluded by law.
4. Updates & feedback
If you believe any detail on this listing is inaccurate, please let us know. We will investigate and, where appropriate, update the listing or notify the agent.
© LandSale | Version 1.3 - August 2026
Similar properties for sale
- Price
- Offers in Region of£235,000
- Size
- 0.1 acres
Added on 25/09/2026Building Plot
- Price
- Guide Price£250,000
Added on 26/08/2026Building Plot
Added on 26/06/2026Self Build Plot
- Price
- Guide Price£225,000
Development Opportunity at Stambridge Road, Rochford, Rochford, Essex SS4 England
Added on 29/01/2026Self Build Plot
- Price
- Guide Price£230,000
Land to the rear of Gillyflower House, Polstead, Polstead, Suffolk CO6 England
Added on 30/05/2026Self Build Plot
- Price
- Guide Price£250,000
Hill Road, Great Sampford, Saffron Walden, Essex, CB10, Great Sampford, Essex CB10 England
Added on 30/04/2026Building Plot
Added on 16/09/2026Building Plot
- Price
- Offers Over£250,000
Added on 11/04/2026Development Land
- Price
- Guide Price£220,000
- Size
- 0.33 acres
Added on 29/01/2026Building Plot
Added on 03/05/2026Building Plot