6 Stocks Bridge Way Compass Point Business Park St Ives PE27 5JL Data via plota.co.uk

26/00144/PSPPA - Prior Approval Solar Photovoltaics Approved

Proposal

Prior Approval Application for the installation of solar PVs at the existing ALDI Foodstore Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jan 2026
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Consultation
27 Jan 2026
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Approved
19 Mar 2026

Approved on 19 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Jul 2026

Licence at this address

  • Licence Aldi Store Premises licence · in force since 6 May 2020 Licensed hours: alcohol until 23:00
    Food hygiene rating: 5 (Very good)Rated as Aldi Stores Ltd · Inspected 30 May 2024

Licensed hours are what the licence permits, not opening times.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 161 m away: Obelisk at site of Republic Cottage, Stocks Bridge; Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the St Ives (Huntingdonshire) built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1126 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £1,620,000 in June 2019. Other property, leasehold.

21 June 2019£1,620,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Prior Approval Solar Photovoltaics
Postcode
PE27 5JL
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Ward
St Ives South
Parish
St Ives
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Mar 2026
Decision
Prior Approval COU Approved
Decision date
19 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Avison Young

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 91% of commercial premises here are.

52%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
84decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial premises decided by Huntingdonshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Huntingdonshire decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14535595
Planning Portal ref
PP-14535595
Neighbours
27 Jan 2026
Consultation
27 Jan 2026
Comments by
27 Feb 2026
Site or press notice
6 Feb 2026
Statutory expiry
20 Mar 2026
Env. assessment
No
Huntingdonshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#197 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.