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
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.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04212
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/04212
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 7 Jul 2026
- 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/2025/09825 Awaiting decision
Land at Gate Farm, High Street, Sutton Benger
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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 September 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 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
20 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.
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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 lawful development applications in a median of 52 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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