Mill Field sits on the edge of Willingham, a large, friendly fenland village north-west of Cambridge with a long history of market gardens and orchards. This small plot is reached by an established track and takes the place of an existing farm building, which already has approval to be converted into a home.

The plan is for a single self-build home: a charming one-and-a-half-storey house in a simple rural style, keeping the scale and shape of the building it replaces. It's designed with its fenland setting in mind, with raised floor levels, flood-resilient brick and clay tiles, two bedrooms upstairs and parking for two cars. The Environment Agency has raised no objection.

Willingham has a primary school, doctors' surgery, shops, pubs and a recreation ground. The Cambridgeshire Guided Busway at nearby Longstanton offers a quick, car-free ride into Cambridge, the Science Park and Cambridge North station, and the A14 is a few minutes away for Huntingdon, Cambridge and the M11.

Plans have been submitted and are currently awaiting a planning decision.

A rare chance to build your own home near Cambridge, where self-build plots are few and far between.