Desk-based assessment by Britannia Archaeology on land off Thorpe Road, 2016 - EEX61442

Britannia Archaeology was commissioned by Sole Bay Developments Ltd to update an archaeological desk based assessment on Land off Thorpe Road, Little Clacton, Essex (NGR: TM 1809 1883). The original assessment was completed in December 2014. The assessment will support a planning application for the residential development of the site and the associated works. After undertaking research, consulting the EHER and visiting the site, the potential for finds or features dating to all periods is low. Little Clacton is typical of villages in rural Essex, which are characterised by a dispersed settlement pattern, usually focused on or around the parish church or village greens. The assessment site lies on the periphery this model and as such has undergone little in the way of development for the last 1500 years. Historical maps show that the site has been given over to agricultural for at least the last 200 years and the only change has been a minor one to the internal field boundaries. If standard depths for residential builds in this area are used then the construction would impact on any subsurface archaeological remains if present. The impact on the character for any listed buildings in the search area is negligible. Information from OASIS Online Form.