Land South of Six Acre Lane, Hungerford Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/06390 - Prior notification Submitted

Proposal

The proposed works comprise the removal of a redundant concrete sill, selective embankment lowering, installation of large woody material, and the excavation of shallow floodplain scrapes to reconnect the River Shalbourne with its historic floodplain. Minor works within an existing drainage ditch, including bank lowering, a shallow conveyance scrape and a gravel plug, will help restore natural flow pathways and improve floodplain function. All works are earthwork-based, with no buildings or permanent structures proposed, and surplus excavated material will be spread on adjacent land outside the functional floodplain. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 2 Nov 2026 and 9 Nov 2026, from Wiltshire's recent prior approvals.

Comments are open until 20 Oct 2026

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Documents 7

Statements & assessments 2

PDF Polesdon Project Risk Assessment Statements · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Summary Flood Risk Statement Statements · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Polesdon Estate Drawings Plan · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plan · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Enviroment Agency - Bespoke Permit EPREB3942UL Statements · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Cover Letter Statements · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 3

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Prior notification
Received
around 6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Pewsey Vale East ED
Parish
Shalbourne CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides prior approvals by day 28.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
87%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
227decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

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Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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20 Oct 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
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Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings