16 St Benedicts Court Huntingdon PE29 3PN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00001/FUL - Full Planning Application Approved

Proposal

Change of use from Class E to Class E with hot food takeaways (Sui Generis). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Jan 2026
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Validated
29 Apr 2026
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Consultation
7 May 2026
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Approved
24 Jun 2026

Approved on 24 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Huntingdon 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Huntingdon AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
National infrastructure project 75 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme
The site is 75 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
38 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1, Princes Street, Grade II, 16 m away · 1 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 34 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 38 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Special area of conservation 419 m away: Portholme; SSSI 419 m away: Portholme SSSI; Inside the Huntingdon built-up area.
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 area207 m² (2,228 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (asset rating 92)
UseA1/A2 Retail and Financial/Professional services
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2019, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Application type
Full Planning Application
Postcode
PE29 3PN
Received
1 Jan 2026
Validated
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Huntingdon North
Parish
Huntingdon
Case officer
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Target decision
24 Jun 2026
Decision
Grant Permission to
Decision date
24 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Studio RHL

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 57 days. 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.

8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14594939
Planning Portal ref
PP-14594939
Neighbours
6 May 2026
Consultation
7 May 2026
Comments by
6 Jun 2026
Site or press notice
15 May 2026
Statutory expiry
24 Jun 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.