8 Huntingdon Street St Neots PE19 1BH Data via plota.co.uk

26/01061/PRI031 - Pr Ap. COU Comm/Bus/Serv to Dwellinghous Unknown

Proposal

Proposed conversion of existing office building (Use Class E) to 8 self-contained residential flats comprising 7 no. 1-bed 2-person flats and 1 no. 2-bed 3-person flat Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
11 Jun 2026
Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Aug 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 14 Sept 2026; it is now day 95. The consultation period closed on 17 Jul 2026.

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: 2, Huntingdon Street
List entry 1127980 · 19 m from the pin · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Saint Neots Incl Eynesbury and Eaton Socon and Eaton Ford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Also on the record
SSSI 497 m away: St. Neot's Common SSSI; Inside the St Neots built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Pr Ap. COU Comm/Bus/Serv to Dwellinghous
Postcode
PE19 1BH
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
St Neots Priory Park And Little Paxton
Parish
St Neots
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 95, past the statutory target. 77% of changes of use in Huntingdonshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 10 Sept 2026.

Day 9539 days past the 56-day target
52%decided within 8 weeks
88%approved
52decided 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.

37 neighbours consulted · Last counted 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15002741
Neighbours
15 Jun 2026
Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Comments by
17 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
26 Jun 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