Industrial and logistics development at Brookfield Farm, Great Stukeley, Huntingdon

“FEBRUARY 2026 C ase No: 25/01922/OUT P roposal: Outline Planning Application with all matters reserved except for site access for construction of Storage and Distribution (Use Class B8), General Employment (Use Class B2), Bus Depot (Sui Generis) floorspace with ancillary offices and gatehouses, provision of landscaping, access infrastructure (including new and improved vehicular access from the A141, highway, parking, cycle and pedestrian access), utilities (including gas,…”

“Proposed development 1.8 The proposal is for up to 205,000 sqm of floorspace for storage, distribution, and general industrial uses, together with ancillary offices, a bus depot (or similar transport-related use), landscaping, drainage and infrastructure improvements.”

“DESCRIPTION OF SITE AND APPLICATION Site and Surroundings 1.1 This is an outline planning application, with all matters reserved except access, for a substantial industrial and logistics development on a 126-hectare site north-west of Huntingdon. The land is predominantly in agricultural use, including a farmstead at Brookfield Farm with its storage buildings and small cluster of dwellings.”

“To the south-east and south are three distinct areas: 1.4.1 Hinchingbrooke Business Park, with its wide range of employment, leisure and other commercial uses; 1.4.2 Approximately 800 homes at Hinchingbrooke, which are set back from the A141 by an existing mature belt of trees and shrubs; 1.4.3 Hinchingbrooke Country Park, approximately 60 hectares of public open space comprising a visitor centre, open grassland, mature woodland and lakes.”

“5no. objections were received in respect of this draft allocation on matters of both principle and detail. Consequently, at the time of writing, the emerging Local Plan remains at such an early stage in its preparation that little if any weight can be attributed to the Preferred Options document. 4. PLANNING HISTORY 4.1 The site has only a limited planning history:”

“03/00959/FUL (Unit 1, Brookfield Farm) Change of use to office, workshop/store for Ouse Valley Dial-a-Ride Approved 29.05.2003 5. CONSULTATIONS”

“Huntingdon Town Council Recommends support on the basis of economic development, jobs, skills, accessible landscaped areas, and sustainable travel (Huntingdon Neighbourhood Plan E1, BE1, partially TT1), welcoming the changes to the plans, natural areas including use of native species, SuDS, and the significant number of jobs, and significant investment in skills; however, the development does need mitigation, and so the Town Council’s support is subject to a range of…”

“Spaldwick Parish Council Objects, supporting concerns raised by Hinchingbrooke Residents Association in respect of Hinchingbrooke Park Road delays and safety. Concerns in respect of significant HGV and 24/7 operational impacts adjacent to residential areas; failure to assess traffic displacement into surrounding villages; incomplete and unreliable transport modelling; absence of a coordinated, cluster-wide infrastructure assessment…”

“Following receipt of further information relating to the fact that discussions on the application to clarify highways matters were ongoing, it was…”