Over 340 homes proposed for Godmanchester in 2026.

What is on the planning table in Godmanchester.

Two planning applications are working through Huntingdonshire District Council at the same time for Godmanchester, arriving separately but landing on the committee calendar together. One is a large outline bid for up to 260 homes on the southern edge of the town. The other is a full planning application for 82 homes on a brownfield site in the town centre, which planning officers have already recommended for approval. Together they would add more than 340 homes to a town of around 8,000 people, and represent the most significant pipeline of residential development that Godmanchester has seen in a decade.

Dexter's Farm: Bellway's 260-home outline bid.

Bellway Strategic Land submitted an outline planning application in April 2026 for up to 260 new homes on a 25-acre site at Dexter's Farm, east of the A1198, on the southern fringe of Godmanchester. The site sits immediately south of Bellway's Whitehill Gardens development, where 59 homes were completed in 2025.

The application proposes a mix of one to four-bedroom homes, with between 30% and 40% designated as affordable housing, split between social rent and shared ownership. That affordable proportion, if delivered in full, would meet or exceed Huntingdonshire's current policy requirements for sites of this scale.

Unusually for an outline application of this size, the scheme includes land for a new roundabout access onto the A1198. The junction would serve not just the Dexter's Farm homes but the wider neighbourhood, and would reduce the approach speed into Godmanchester from 60mph to 40mph at the Pinfold Lane end of the road. The site forms part of a broader 520-home allocation that Huntingdonshire DC has identified for the southern edge of Godmanchester within the emerging Local Plan to 2046.

Bridge Place: 82 homes on the former RGE Engineering site.

The second scheme, planning reference 25/01587/FUL, is a full planning application by Campbell Buchanan for 82 homes on the site of the former RGE Engineering factory buildings and the adjacent Bridge Place Car Park on The Avenue. The site sits between the Grade II listed former Huntingdon Hosiery Mill and Cook's Backwater, on the edge of Godmanchester's historic core.

The proposals include four apartment blocks (two at three storeys, two at four storeys) alongside a mix of detached, semi-detached and terraced houses at two and three storeys, with an area of open space adjacent to The Avenue. Planning officers at Huntingdonshire DC have recommended approval, subject to more than 20 conditions covering matters including archaeology, flood risk, materials and ecological mitigation. No affordable housing is included in the proposals.

What the combined pipeline means for buyers on the A14 corridor.

Huntingdon and Godmanchester sit at the point where the A14 meets the A1, which gives the area a commuting range that few comparable Cambridgeshire towns can match: Cambridge in under 15 minutes by car, Huntingdon station for direct ECML services to London King's Cross, and Peterborough on the A1(M) in 25 minutes. That combination keeps demand firm even in a flat national market.

For sellers already in Godmanchester, two schemes of this size arriving at the same time will put more supply into the pipeline over the medium term. Completions from Dexter's Farm are unlikely before 2028 at the earliest: reserved matters applications for all remaining details have to follow before a spade goes in after outline consent. The Bridge Place scheme, with a full application already recommended for approval, could come forward more quickly once the conditions are discharged.

Buyers considering the A14 corridor, including those looking at Brampton or the Hemingford Abbots end of the river, should note that both proposals are still working through the planning system. Comment periods remain open on the Huntingdonshire DC public access planning portal. See an independent estate agent in Huntingdon if you want an honest view on how the new supply will land.

How to track and comment on both applications.

Both applications are searchable on Huntingdonshire DC's public access planning system. Use reference 25/01587/FUL for the Bridge Place scheme. The Bellway Dexter's Farm application can be found by searching the site address: Dexter's Farm, Bearscroft Lane, Godmanchester PE29.

Both sites also fall within the Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2046 Proposed Site Allocations, which are currently open for public comment. That consultation closes 10 June 2026 and is the last formal opportunity to engage on the strategic site decisions that will frame planning decisions in the district for the next two decades.

Sources: Huntingdonshire District Council planning portal (ref 25/01587/FUL, Bridge Place Car Park and The Avenue, Godmanchester); Bellway Strategic Land outline planning application for Dexter's Farm, Bearscroft Lane, Godmanchester (submitted April 2026); Hunts Post reporting on both applications; Huntingdonshire DC Local Plan to 2046 Proposed Site Allocations consultation (13 May to 10 June 2026). Image: .