Brook House Thrapston Road Ellington Huntingdon PE28 0AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/01696/FUL - Full Planning Application In progress

Proposal

Change of use of storage barn to C3 residential use. Replacement of existing garage doors, repair of brickwork walling and roof repairs and replacement of rainwater goods to storage barn. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
✓
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 9 Nov 2026 and 25 Nov 2026, from Huntingdonshire's recent changes of use.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Brook House Farmhouse
List entry 1330477 · The pin is inside its outline · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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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Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1082 m away: A14 Cambridge to Huntingdon Improvement Scheme; Inside the Ellington (Huntingdonshire) built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 area380 m² (4,090 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (52 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 11 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2018, 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
PE28 0AE
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Great Staughton
Parish
Ellington
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Hawkins Historic Limited

Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Huntingdonshire usually decides changes of use by day 57.

Day 2532 days to the predicted decision (day 57)
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.

12 neighbours consulted · Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15050370
Planning Portal ref
PP-15050370
Neighbours
24 Sept 2026
Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
21 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
30 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
9 Nov 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.