Plot of land is up for auction in Little Plumstead

One of seven plots on the Octagon Park site in Little Plumstead is to be auctioned off after plans to add up to 10 luxury homes to the site were refused by Broadland District Council.

The half acre ‘plot one’ on the field has planning for a four bedroom home.

Brown and Co, the agents marketing the site, say they are available “to help bring each homeowner’s vision to life”.

The patch has a guide price of £225,000.

Brown and Co describes the site as: “An exceptional plot within a prestigious gated community, set amidst approximately 20 acres of beautiful private parkland.

Plans to build 10 smaller homes on the site were rejected (Image: Google)

“Planning permission is already in place and there is scope to adapt design details to suit individual needs subject to approval.

“Our team is available to discuss design options and planning matters to help bring each homeowner’s vision to life.”

The auction ends on July 28.

Last year, wealthy landowner, Joe Wiley had plans to add up to 10 luxury homes to the Octagon Park development.

However the plans were rejected because they did not “harmonise” with the area.

Joe Cozens Wiley and the first of the £2.7m passivhaus homes for the future – now finished (Image: Newsquest)

His idea was to create a community where homeowners could enjoy lower bills through energy-efficient building materials – known as a passivhaus – but only one of these eco homes has been built.

The project dates back to 2016 when permission was first granted to build seven eco homes, with the inaugural build at plot number three completed in 2021.

Costing £2.7m to finish and covering 7,000sqft, completing the rest was deemed “unviable”, according to a report from several years ago which also mentioned the changing housing market and rising production costs. 

Plot number three being built (Image: Archant)

To overcome these hurdles, 10 homes of a smaller size were proposed instead.

But the bid was rejected.

Originating in Germany, the passivhaus or passive house, is a home that is designed to use as little energy for heating and cooling the space as possible, resulting in high levels of occupant thermal comfort.

It was created with the intention of reducing a homes ecological footprint; achieved by using energy efficient building techniques and technology.