Planning application
Land forming the footpath network surrounding the Garden Lake at Stourhead, Wiltshire, BA12 6QD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Footpath improvement works including associated engineering and landscaping works and new benches.
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/07553
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/07553
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Mere ED
- Parish
- Stourton with Gasper CP
- Postcode
- BA12 6QD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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21 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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1 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
47 documents on file for this application
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