Units 5 And 6 Meadow Park Meadow Lane St Ives PE27 4LG Data via plota.co.uk

26/01567/PRI031 - Pr Ap. COU Comm/Bus/Serv to Dwellinghous Approved

Proposal

Change of use from office to 16 residential flats Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Consultation
15 Sept 2026
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Approved
21 Oct 2026

Approved on 21 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 22 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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
Conservation area 33 m away: St Ives; Radon affected area, class 3; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the St Ives (Huntingdonshire) built-up area; National infrastructure project 1690 m away: Fens Reservoir, at pre-application; Priority habitat 47 m away: Lowland fens.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument 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.

Building

Floor area1,003 m² (10,796 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 47)
UseOffices and Workshop Businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2022, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Pr Ap. COU Comm/Bus/Serv to Dwellinghous
Postcode
PE27 4LG
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
St Ives South
Parish
St Ives
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required & Approved
Decision date
21 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 83% of changes of use here are.

51%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
68decided 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.

41 neighbours consulted · Last counted 22 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15175248
Planning Portal ref
PP-15175248
Neighbours
1 Sept 2026
Consultation
15 Sept 2026
Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
3 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
21 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Huntingdonshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#197 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.