5 Common Lane Hemingford Abbots Huntingdon PE28 9AN Data via plota.co.uk

26/00598/OUT - Outline Application Refused

Proposal

Outline application for the erection of 2 dwellings. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Mar 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Refused
22 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 22 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Walden Cttage
List entry 1309383 · 30 m from the pin · 4 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 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 ↗
The Hemingfords 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Hemingford Abbots built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 3, 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 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
Outline Application
Postcode
PE28 9AN
Received
27 Mar 2026
Validated
27 Mar 2026
Ward
Godmanchester And Hemingford Abbots
Parish
Hemingford Abbots
Case officer
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Decision
Refuse
Decision date
22 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 7 days slower than Huntingdonshire's median of 49 for outline applications. Refused, as 42% of outline applications here are.

65%decided within 8 weeks
58%approved
32decided in the last year

Plota live figures for outline applications 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

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14799226
Neighbours
9 Apr 2026
Consultation
9 Apr 2026
Comments by
15 May 2026
Site or press notice
23 Apr 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