Stop Urban Sprawl

Against the gradual construction of homes in the East of England.

Huntingdonshire housing development and new homes

Searching for housing development in Huntingdonshire or new homes in Huntingdonshire? Over thirty years the government starting point is about 37,110 homes here — +44% on existing stock — with no matching commitment to water, grid, surgeries, schools or transport.

The government wants to build 1,237 homes a year in Huntingdonshire. That annual figure, sustained for thirty years, is 37,110 homes on the 84,252 dwellings already in the area.

There are 54 towns and villages in Huntingdonshire. That is an average of 22.9 new homes a year across every settlement — about 687 each over thirty years if the annual figure were spread evenly.

Infrastructure under pressure in Huntingdonshire

What we've got now

Now they want another 37,110 homes here.

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We can stop this

Another 37,110 homes for Huntingdonshire, with no infrastructure to carry them. We want building concentrated in fewer, larger places with schools, health, water, sewage and transport built in — not another estate on the edge of every village.

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Questions about housing in Huntingdonshire

How many new homes in Huntingdonshire over 30 years?
The government starting point is about 1,237 homes a year — roughly 37,110 over thirty years if sustained (+44% on the 84,252 dwellings already here).
Where would new homes in Huntingdonshire go?
Without a different pattern, growth lands as edge-of-settlement estates across the 54 towns and villages listed below — each too small to fund strategic infrastructure.
How do I track housing development in Huntingdonshire?
Use the planning applications on this page and the full planning tracker for medium and large schemes, then respond on the council portal and sign the Stop Urban Sprawl petition.

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