Bellway Strategic Land has submitted plans for a development of up to 260 new homes on land to the south of Godmanchester.
An outline planning application, which is now with Huntingdonshire District Council for consideration, is seeking permission to develop a 25-acre site at Dexter’s Farm, to the east of the A1198.
The land is situated immediately to the south of Bellway’s Whitehill Gardens development, where construction work on 59 homes was completed in 2025. The site is part of a wider allocation of land which has been identified by the council as having the potential to deliver around 520 new homes to help meet the area’s housing needs.
Bellway is proposing a mix of one to four-bedroom homes. This includes accessible and adaptable properties. Between 30 to 40 per cent of the homes are also to be provided as affordable housing for either social rent or shared ownership.
Just over six acres of publicly accessible open space would be created, including play areas for children. There will also be new walking and cycling routes, and new tree and hedgerow planting.
Infrastructure investment to support wider growth
Fergus Thomas, Bellway Strategic Land Director for the Central region, said: “The site at Dexter’s Farm represents an opportunity to not only deliver high-quality new homes, but also unlock a wider expansion of the town to meet the area’s housing and infrastructure needs.
“Our application includes the provision of land for a new roundabout access onto the A1198. It will serve not just this development but the wider neighbourhood. It will also help to reduce traffic speeds into Godmanchester from 60 to 40mph.
“Huntingdonshire District Council is facing a severe shortfall of new housing. There is a particular demand for affordable homes to address the council’s waiting list which has grown by more than 1,000 households in just five years. Our proposals would deliver a range of property types to meet demand from people in a wide variety of circumstances.
“The provision of new public open space and play areas would promote active lifestyles among new residents and community. Meanwhile new landscaping would create an attractive southern gateway into the town.”
If outline planning permission is granted, a reserved matters application would then be required to set out the exact number and type of homes, as well as the design and layout of the development.
