Huntingdonshire Council approves 95.9% of planning applications, based on 4,137 real decisions analysed from the council’s public planning portal. The national average across all councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Huntingdonshire sits 7.9 percentage points above the national average.
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Not all applications are treated equally. Extension types, listed building consent, and change of use applications each have very different success rates in Huntingdonshire.
| Application Type | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trees | 1,586 | 6 | 1,592 | 99.6% |
| Other | 1,148 | 87 | 1,235 | 93.0% |
| Full | 927 | 39 | 966 | 96.0% |
| Discharge of Conditions | 132 | 11 | 143 | 92.3% |
| Certificate of Lawfulness | 63 | 18 | 81 | 77.8% |
| Advertisement | 55 | 4 | 59 | 93.2% |
| Listed Building | 53 | 3 | 56 | 94.6% |
| Prior Approval | 4 | 0 | 4 | 100.0% |
A loft conversion in one ward can have a 90% approval rate. In the next ward, 55%. The free check tells you which side you're on — your free property report is emailed in minutes.
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| Ward | Approved | Refused | Total | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hemingford Grey And Houghton | 360 | 6 | 366 | 98.4% |
| Great Paxton | 232 | 8 | 240 | 96.7% |
| St Ives South | 211 | 15 | 226 | 93.4% |
| Holywell-cum-Needingworth | 196 | 9 | 205 | 95.6% |
| Godmanchester And Hemingford Abbots | 198 | 4 | 202 | 98.0% |
| Ramsey | 187 | 12 | 199 | 94.0% |
| Kimbolton | 169 | 12 | 181 | 93.4% |
| St Neots Priory Park And Little Paxton | 174 | 6 | 180 | 96.7% |
| Warboys | 171 | 7 | 178 | 96.1% |
| Brampton | 164 | 6 | 170 | 96.5% |
| Stilton, Folksworth And Washingley | 158 | 9 | 167 | 94.6% |
| Huntingdon East | 157 | 6 | 163 | 96.3% |
| Sawtry | 151 | 4 | 155 | 97.4% |
| St Neots Eynesbury | 129 | 7 | 136 | 94.9% |
| Somersham | 126 | 3 | 129 | 97.7% |
| Alconbury | 117 | 5 | 122 | 95.9% |
| Huntingdon West | 116 | 5 | 121 | 95.9% |
| St Neots Eatons | 112 | 4 | 116 | 96.6% |
| Yaxley | 99 | 8 | 107 | 92.5% |
| Huntingdon North | 97 | 4 | 101 | 96.0% |
| Fenstanton | 98 | 2 | 100 | 98.0% |
| Buckden | 95 | 3 | 98 | 96.9% |
| Ellington | 88 | 2 | 90 | 97.8% |
| St Neots Eaton Ford | 72 | 1 | 73 | 98.6% |
| St Ives East | 61 | 3 | 64 | 95.3% |
Showing top 25 of 32 wards by volume. Your free property report includes the full ward breakdown.
See full ward breakdown →How Huntingdonshire’s planning approval rate has changed year by year — down 1.7pp since 2018.
Bar height reflects approval rate. Colour: green ≥85%, amber ≥70%, red below 70%.
Real residential planning decisions from Huntingdonshire council. Each reference links to the council's own planning portal so you can verify the details yourself.
| Reference | Proposal | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| 26/00332/TRCA Buckden | T1 Thuja. Crown lift to clear wall by 3-4m. T2 Sycamore at side of car park. Rem | Approved |
| 26/00328/TRCA Godmanchester And Hemingford Abbots | T1 Silver Birch reduce left side of tree over neighbouring garden by 1.2m - 1.5m | Approved |
| 26/00339/TRCA Somersham | T1 Cherry Plum - remove 1x branch over Apple tree and 1x branch over playhouse, | Approved |
| 26/00086/TREE St Neots Priory Park And Little Paxton | T1 Scots Pine - Crown lift to 5 metres over drivewayT2 Sycamore - Crown reduce e | Approved |
| 26/00170/TRCA St Neots Eynesbury | T1 Apple - Reduce overhanging branches into the garden by 1.5 / 2 metres; back t | Approved |
| 26/00100/TRCA Holywell-cum-Needingworth | On Western boundary between Windswept and The Vines replace a line of 9 Leyland | Approved |
| 26/00080/TRCA Holywell-cum-Needingworth | T1 Oak to left of garden: reduce by 1.5m laterally away from neighbouring proper | Approved |
| 26/00048/TRCA Hemingford Grey And Houghton | T1 Large Elm overhanging rear boundary remove main branch over garden, back to m | Approved |
| 25/02430/AGDET Warboys | Erection of steel portal building. | Approved |
| 25/02484/TRCA Hemingford Grey And Houghton | T1 Limeremove major dead woodcrown lift to 4m over neighbouring drivewayT2 Robin | Approved |
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Based on 4,137 planning decisions, the overall approval rate in Huntingdonshire is 95.9%. The national average across councils tracked by PlanningLens is 88.0%. Rates vary significantly by ward and application type.
PlanningLens has analysed 4,137 planning decisions from Huntingdonshire council. 3,969 were approved and 168 were refused. These figures cover decisions from January 2020 to the present.
The average approval rate in Huntingdonshire is 95.9%, but outcomes depend heavily on your specific ward, the type of extension or development you are proposing, and local planning policy. Use the free PlanningLens postcode check to get a personalised score.