Gaston Farm (off the B3106), Gaston, Trowbridge, BA14 6QA Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/06560 - Full planning permission Submitted

Proposal

Formation of new field access Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

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Received
around 5 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 4 Oct 2026; it is now day 60. The consultation period closed on 2 Sept 2026.

Site constraints 6

7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Gaston Farmhouse, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Holt 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 194 m away: The Courts, Holt; Inside the Holt (Wiltshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 24 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Full planning permission
Postcode
BA14 6QA
Received
around 5 Aug 2026
Validated
5 Aug 2026
Ward
Holt ED
Parish
Holt CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 60, past the statutory target. 83% of agricultural works in Wiltshire are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 4 Nov 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 1 Oct 2026.

Day 604 days past the 56-day target
68%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
193decided in the last year

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

Public comments

9comments received
1 objecting6 neutral2 supporting

22% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
2 Sept 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
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