North of Seagry Road, Great Somerford Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01169 - Outline planning permission Submitted

Proposal

Outline Planning for the Erection of 8 self build dwellings, associated works and landscaping - some matters reserved except for access. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Feb 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Aug 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision soon after comments close on 25 Sept 2026; it is now day 233.

The consultation period closed on 25 Sept 2026.

Documents 66

Statements & assessments 27

PDF Interim Ecological Impact Assessment Additional · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Interim Ecological Impact Assessment Additional · 1 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF PL 2026 01169 - SW Drainage Response PDF · 13 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Revised Plans/Documents · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Revised Plans/Documents · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Superseded · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Superseded · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Statements · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Interim Ecological Impact Assessment Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact and Mitigation Statement Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy (with Appendices) - 1 of 2 Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Report Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement (with Appendices) Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Travel Plan Statement (with Appendices) Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeological Impact Assessment Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy (with Appendices) - 2 of 2 Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Planning Statement Statements · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Interim Ecological Impact Assessment Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Arboricultural Impact and Mitigation Statement Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy (with Appendices) - 1 of 2 Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Heritage Report Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Transport Statement (with Appendices) Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Travel Plan Statement (with Appendices) Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Archaeological Impact Assessment Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Design and Access Statement Superseded · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Flood Risk Assessment & Drainage Strategy (with Appendices) - 2 of 2 Additional · 18 Feb 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Great Somerford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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 1. 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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
Outline planning permission
Postcode
SN15 5FG
Received
18 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
Brinkworth ED
Parish
Great Somerford CP
Case officer
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Target decision
19 Aug 2026

Decision outlook

Day 233, past the statutory target. 68% of new homes in Wiltshire are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 7 Oct 2026.

Day 233177 days past the 56-day target
37%decided within 8 weeks
70%approved
189decided in the last year

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

Public comments

66comments received
56 objecting9 neutral1 supporting

85% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Sept 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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