OFFORD D’ARCY · HUNTINGDONSHIRE

Petersfield Lodge

Two new homes, shaped around their village setting.

Location: Land rear of Petersfield Lodge, Paxton Road, Offord D’Arcy, St Neots, Cambridgeshire
Local authority: Huntingdonshire District Council
Proposal: Two detached, four-bedroom homes
Stage: Planning submission package · 2026

THE BRIEF

A considered use of a backland site.

The scheme introduces two detached homes on land behind Petersfield Lodge, while retaining the existing house. The application site covers approximately 0.115 hectares and sits between established residential development and a watercourse boundary.

The design brings together the buildings, their private gardens and a new approach from Andrews Close. The aim is to create a coherent pair of homes with a clear relationship to the surrounding village.

Aerial design visualisation showing the pair of homes and landscaped setting — The proposed pair and their landscaped setting.

DESIGN APPROACH

A shared architectural language.

The homes use mirrored layouts, simple two-storey forms and pitched roofs. White render, dark slate roofs and a red-brick plinth establish a restrained material palette that responds to the neighbouring houses.

Each home includes an open-plan kitchen and living space opening towards its garden, a study, utility room and accessible ground-floor WC. Four bedrooms are arranged at first-floor level.

Entrance canopy and front facade of a proposed Petersfield Lodge home — A sheltered entrance and tall stair glazing.

Perspective along the landscaped approach to Petersfield Lodge — The approach, building form and landscape considered together.

SITE RESPONSE

Access, landscape and everyday use.

The proposed access is taken from Andrews Close, independently of the existing house’s Paxton Road entrance. Parking and turning space are integrated with the layout, alongside cycle storage and private gardens.

Permeable paving and a planted strip beside the dyke form part of the site strategy. The landscape proposals retain space for watercourse maintenance while creating a green edge to the gardens.

Ramped entrances and accessible ground-floor facilities are included in the design approach.

Coloured site landscape plan for the two proposed dwellings — Landscape and site layout study.

Close perspective of the proposed facade and entrance — The proposed facade and entrance sequence.

LIONGATE’S ROLE

Bringing the proposal together.

Planning drawings and supporting submission documents for the two-home proposal.

Existing and proposed site plans
Floor plans, elevations and roof plans
Building and site sections
Access, parking and landscape coordination
Design & Access and planning statements

Proposed ground and first floor plans for Block A — Block A floor plans from the planning drawing set.

Proposed Block A elevations — Block A elevations from the planning drawing set.

Project visuals illustrate the planning-stage proposal; they are not photographs of completed homes. The drawings and visualisations shown are from the September 2026 submission package.

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