Work starts on 24-home Wiltshire development after council refusal overturned

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Construction has begun on a 24-home development in Sutton Benger after a planning inspector overturned Wiltshire Council's refusal.

Construction has begun on a 24-home development in Sutton Benger, Wiltshire, four years after a planning inspector overturned the local authority's original refusal. Work started on 30 September on land east of Church View, developer E G Carter announced.

Wiltshire Council refused plans for up to 24 homes and associated infrastructure in September 2021. E G Carter appealed that decision, and a planning inspector granted permission in June 2022, allowing the development to proceed. The developer is now seeking permission to make a minor change to the access arrangements.

The site was also the subject of larger development proposals at the same time. A separate scheme sought permission for up to 178 homes on neighbouring land, but Wiltshire Council rejected it in 2021. Unlike the smaller 24-home scheme, this larger proposal did not subsequently gain permission on appeal.

Since the planning inspector's successful appeal ruling, work has continued behind the scenes to prepare the site for construction, with further applications dealing with matters attached to the planning permission.

Work starts on 24-home Wiltshire development after council refusal overturned — Image: Swindon Advertiser

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