Land At And Including Victoria House Bluntisham Road Needingworth Data via plota.co.uk

26/00227/OUT - Outline Application Approved

Proposal

Hybrid planning application: Full planning permission for demolition of existing outbuildings, creation of a new vehicular and pedestrian access, creation of a new driveway and garaging to Victoria House, and conversion of existing annexe to a dwelling (including extensions, remodelling and re-landscaping). Outline planning permission (with all matters reserved except for access) for 5No. dwellings and associated works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Feb 2026
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Validated
9 Mar 2026
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Consultation
22 Jun 2026
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Approved
27 Jul 2026

Approved on 27 Jul 2026 · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project 287 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Inside the Needingworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Outline Application
Postcode
PE27 4TA
Received
4 Feb 2026
Validated
9 Mar 2026
Ward
Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Parish
Holywell-cum-Needingworth
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 May 2026
Decision date
27 Jul 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Atelier Brown Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 140 days from validation, 83 days slower than Huntingdonshire's median of 57 for changes of use. Approved, as 82% of changes of use here are.

50%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
67decided in the last year

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Huntingdonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Huntingdonshire decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

27 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14601120
Planning Portal ref
PP-14601120
Neighbours
10 Jul 2026
Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
6 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
12 Mar 2026
Committee
20 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
4 May 2026
Env. assessment
No
Huntingdonshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#197 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Huntingdonshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #210 out of 296. 55% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Huntingdonshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
88%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #155 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #80 of 296
55%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #210 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #250 of 296
69%
Minor dwellings approved
175 decided (1-9 homes)
91%
Major dwellings approved
22 decided (10+ homes)
87%
Change of use approved
52 decided
1,077
Total decisions
125 refused in the year to March 2026