Location
The Essex Road site lies to the east of the main London to Stansted railway line at Hoddesdon.

Development proposals
This large brownfield site extends to approximately 20 hectares and is proposed to be developed for around 900,000 sq. ft. of employment space. The site has a history of mineral extraction and inert fill operations.

Project status
The site received outline planning permission in 2003. The planning permission required the construction of a new bridge over the main London to Stansted railway line. Lands Improvement, in association with neighbouring landowners, assembled all of the land required for the construction of the bridge and negotiated the necessary consents from Network Rail.

The site was sold to Rosemound Developments Ltd in 2004 who have now built the new bridge and are constructing the employment units on site.

Lands Improvement also owned a further 60 hectares of land south of the Rosemound development. This was sold to Lea Valley Regional Park in 2003 to assist with their Park-wide recreational development proposals. The area is now the proposed location for the Olympic White Water Canoe Course.