The watching brief took place prior to the construction of a new housing development. Prior to the watching brief a geophysical survey had taken place the results of which suggested the possibility of modern disturbance. Upon excavation this was confirmed, features such as possible tyre marks, toothed bucket marks, a water monitoring post and fabric membranes, clean builders sand and modern bricks were encountered throughout the site. Top soil 0.02m and 0.35m of sandy mid brown top soil lay above a mid-orange sandy deposit. Due to the level of modern disturbance the report concludes that the archaeological potential of the site is negligible. The watching brief comprised the monitoring of all topsoil stripping occurring as part of the initial preparatory ground works for phase 1 of the development. The topsoil strip occurred in advance of a bund being constructed adjacent to the north‐western boundary of the initial development area. This bund was to comprise the topsoil stripped material from the site, and so clearing this area was a priority. The stripped area measured 20m in width and 74m in length. Modern disturbance in the form of a water monitoring post was noted. The watching brief also monitored topsoil stripping adjacent to the north‐western boundary of the site, ready for work to begin on the initial phase of new housing in the area. The stripped area measured 17m wide and 58.5m long. This area included an artificial bank; modern brick, fabric membrane and builders’sand was encountered at the edge of the road. Possible toothed bucket marks were also noted. The third area monitored during the archaeological watching brief occurred in the central part of the southern half of the site, and comprised a linear stripped area, 7m in width and 82m in length. This was stripped to allow new drainage to be installed prior to the main house construction phase occurring. Possible tyre marks wereobserved in this area. No finds were encountered during the excavations, and no environmental samples were taken during the project.