Land on the East Side of Providence Place, Colchester, Essex, CO1
Description
Unsold. Contact the auctioneer. Guide Price = £90,000-£120,000
**For Sale By Public Auction 20th March 2025 10:00 AM To inspect the legal documents for this property go to our website to download the legal pack**
A Plot of Land Measuring Approximately 161 sq m (1,733 sq ft). Offered With Planning Permission for the Erection of a Detached Building Arranged to Provide 3 x One Bedroom Flats
Tenure
Freehold
Location
The land is situated on a residential road close to local shops and amenities. The open spaces of Castle Park are within easy reach. Transport links are provided by Colchester Town rail station.
Description
Note
The site area depicted within the plan in the auction particulars is for indicative purposes only. Additionally, any measurements stated may not be exact. Some or all of the plot may comprise adopted highway land and if the site has trees, there may be Tree Preservation Orders in place. Buyers should rely on their own enquiries with regard to precise measurements, any consents or rights over the land and any possible development potential or alternative uses for this site.
Planning
Colchester Borough Council granted the following planning permission (ref: 242268) on 23rd January 2025 : 'Proposed erection of 3 No. flats with associated amenity space, bicycle parking and bin storage.'
Open Site
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 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 93% 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
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 Thomas More's Catholic Primary School, Colchester637 metresOfsted: Outstanding
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 209
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Catholic
- St. George's School781 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 3 to 11
- Pupils
- 609
- Type
- Community school
- St James the Great Church of England Primary School786 metresOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 2 to 11
- Pupils
- 438
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Faith
- Church of England
- Kendall Church of England Primary School906 metresOfsted: Outstanding *
- Ages
- 4 to 11
- Pupils
- 209
- Type
- Voluntary controlled school
- Faith
- Church of England
- St John's Green Primary School0.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 5 to 11
- Pupils
- 591
- Type
- Community school
Secondary
- Colchester Academy1.2 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 879
- Type
- Academy sponsor led
- Colchester Royal Grammar School1.2 milesOfsted report card · Apr 2026
- Ages
- 11 to 18
- Pupils
- 1,073
- Type
- Academy converter
- Faith
- Christian
- Gender
- Boys
- The Thomas Lord Audley School1.3 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 940
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Helena School1.3 milesOfsted: Good
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 986
- Type
- Academy converter
- St Benedict's Catholic College1.7 milesNo Ofsted rating
- Ages
- 11 to 16
- Pupils
- 905
- Type
- Voluntary aided school
- Faith
- Roman Catholic
* 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 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.
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