An outline planning application has been submitted for a residential development of up to 260 homes on land south of Godmanchester.

Bellway Strategic Land has lodged the proposals with Huntingdonshire District Council, seeking permission to build on a 25-acre site at Dexter's Farm, located to the east of the A1198.

The site sits immediately south of Bellway's recently completed Whitehill Gardens development, where construction of 59 homes finished in 2025. It forms part of a wider area identified by the council for housing, with the potential to deliver around 520 homes to meet growing local demand.

The proposed scheme includes a mix of one to four-bedroom properties, with 30 to 40 per cent earmarked as affordable housing, either for social rent or shared ownership. Plans also include more than six acres of public open space, featuring children's play areas, walking and cycling routes, and new tree and hedgerow planting.

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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 in a sustainable location close to our recently completed Whitehill Gardens development 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, which will serve not just this development but the wider neighbourhood, and will also help to reduce traffic speeds into Godmanchester from 60 to 40mph.

"Huntingdonshire District Council is facing a severe shortfall of new housing and 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 and at different stages in life.

"Alongside this, the provision of new public open space and play areas would help to promote active and healthy lifestyles among new residents and the existing community, while new landscaping would create an attractive southern gateway into the town."

If outline planning permission is approved, a further reserved matters application would be required to determine the final number, design, and layout of the homes.