Archaeological monitoring and recording was undertaken in 2017 during the groundworks for a replacement dwelling with ancillary accommodation and car parking (Colchester Borough Council planning application 162332). Prior to the commencement of archaeological monitoring, the site was levelled by c.0.4m over an area of c.940m². The levelling occurred through three layers. Modern topsoil (L1, c.0.15m thick) overlaid subsoil (L2, c.0.2m thick) which sealed natural (L3, encountered at a depth of c.0.35-0.4m below current ground level). Approximately 140m of foundation trenching was monitored, however, and c.23m of trenching to accommodate attenuation crates; the trenches measured 0.6m wide. No significant archaeological features were defined.<1>