Planning application
Land at Gate Farm, High Street, Sutton Benger
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline planning application (with all matters reserved except means of access from the B4069) for up to 90 no. (class C3) residential dwellings (including 40% affordable dwellings) including the creation of a new vehicular access (from the B4069), pedest
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09825
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09825
- Type
- Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Kington ED
- Parish
- Sutton Benger CP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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PL/2026/04212 Awaiting decision
Land at Gate Farm, High Street, Sutton Benger
Certificate of Lawfulness seeks confirmation that development of the agricultural access, approved through the planning appeal ref. APP/Y3940/W/23/3314906, has been implemented.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 February 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wiltshire took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
49 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wiltshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wiltshire decided outline applications in a median of 55 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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PL/2026/05002 Awaiting decision
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