Huntingdonshire planning approval rate

Huntingdonshire council approved 95.9% of planning applications and refused 4.1%, based on 4,137 decisions analysed. Ranked 198th out of 221 councils for strictness.

Last updated: March 2026 · Based on decisions from January 2020 to present

95.9%

overall approval rate

4,137

Decisions analysed

3,969

Approved

168

Refused

Wards covered

Planning in Huntingdonshire? Check your postcode to see approval rates specific to your ward and street.

Approval rate by application type

Different application types have different approval rates in Huntingdonshire. Householder and full planning applications typically have the highest volume.

Trees (1,592 decided)

99.6%

Other (1,235 decided)

93.0%

Full (966 decided)

96.0%

Discharge of Conditions (143 decided)

92.3%

Certificate of Lawfulness (81 decided)

77.8%

Advertisement (59 decided)

93.2%

Listed Building (56 decided)

94.6%

Approval rate by project type

These rates are based on what homeowners are actually building in Huntingdonshire — mined from 4,137 proposal descriptions.

Extension (General) (554 decided)

93.9%

Garage / Parking (320 decided)

92.5%

Conservatory (171 decided)

98.2%

Rear Extension (163 decided)

93.9%

Outbuilding (108 decided)

97.2%

Side Extension (68 decided)

98.5%

Dormer (54 decided)

85.2%

New Build (52 decided)

75.0%

Change of Use (Residential) (34 decided)

94.1%

Front Extension (22 decided)

100.0%

Loft Conversion (19 decided)

84.2%

Approval rate by ward

Planning outcomes vary significantly by ward within Huntingdonshire. Click any ward for detailed statistics.

Hemingford Grey And Houghton (366 decided)

98.4%

Great Paxton (240 decided)

96.7%

St Ives South (226 decided)

93.4%

Holywell-cum-Needingworth (205 decided)

95.6%

Godmanchester And Hemingford Abbots (202 decided)

98.0%

Ramsey (199 decided)

94.0%

Kimbolton (181 decided)

93.4%

St Neots Priory Park And Little Paxton (180 decided)

96.7%

Warboys (178 decided)

96.1%

Brampton (170 decided)

96.5%

Stilton, Folksworth And Washingley (167 decided)

94.6%

Huntingdon East (163 decided)

96.3%

Sawtry (155 decided)

97.4%

St Neots Eynesbury (136 decided)

94.9%

Somersham (129 decided)

97.7%

Alconbury (122 decided)

95.9%

Huntingdon West (121 decided)

95.9%

St Neots Eatons (116 decided)

96.6%

Yaxley (107 decided)

92.5%

Huntingdon North (101 decided)

96.0%

Wards in Huntingdonshire

Hemingford Grey And Houghton

98.4% approval · 366 decisions

Great Paxton

96.7% approval · 240 decisions

St Ives South

93.4% approval · 226 decisions

Holywell-cum-Needingworth

95.6% approval · 205 decisions

Godmanchester And Hemingford Abbots

98.0% approval · 202 decisions

Ramsey

94.0% approval · 199 decisions

Kimbolton

93.4% approval · 181 decisions

St Neots Priory Park And Little Paxton

96.7% approval · 180 decisions

Warboys

96.1% approval · 178 decisions

Brampton

96.5% approval · 170 decisions

Stilton, Folksworth And Washingley

94.6% approval · 167 decisions

Huntingdon East

96.3% approval · 163 decisions

Sawtry

97.4% approval · 155 decisions

St Neots Eynesbury

94.9% approval · 136 decisions

Somersham

97.7% approval · 129 decisions

Alconbury

95.9% approval · 122 decisions

Huntingdon West

95.9% approval · 121 decisions

St Neots Eatons

96.6% approval · 116 decisions

Yaxley

92.5% approval · 107 decisions

Huntingdon North

96.0% approval · 101 decisions

Recent comparable decisions

The most recent residential planning decisions in Huntingdonshire, showing how the council decides real applications.

26/00332/TRCA

T1 Thuja. Crown lift to clear wall by 3-4m. T2 Sycamore at side of car park. Rem · Buckden · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00328/TRCA

T1 Silver Birch reduce left side of tree over neighbouring garden by 1.2m - 1.5m · Godmanchester And Hemingford Abbots · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

26/00339/TRCA

T1 Cherry Plum - remove 1x branch over Apple tree and 1x branch over playhouse, · Somersham · Fri 27 Feb 2026

Approved

Showing 3 of 200 comparable decisions. See all 200 in the Pro Report →

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