Planning

Parish councils are consulted about planning applications, and routinely make comments, but have no responsibility for the decisions made; planning approval lies with Wiltshire Council.

When a new application is received, it is discussed at a Planning Committee meeting which is held the 2nd Thursday of every month (see About the Council page for details). Informal site visits may be undertaken by Cllrs to view the site in question. Notices for Planning Committee meetings are posted on the Parish Council noticeboard at the Chains and on our website and Facebook page.

Great Bedwyn Conservation Area

Please refer to Wiltshire Council Conservation Areas for planning policy in conservation areas. The regulations are complex and if you are in doubt, we recommend checking with the Conservation Section of Wiltshire Council before starting work.

In November 2023 Wiltshire Council consulted on their draft Local Plan. The following document is the approved response from Great Bedwyn Parish Council.

GBPC draft Local Plan feedback to WCC

Great Bedwyn Development Plan

The Neighbourhood Development Plan has been paused since 19 June 2018. The Neighbourhood Plan is currently in draft form – see below.

Towns and large villages are being encouraged to make a statutory Neighbourhood Development Plan (NDP). This is consistent with the Government’s intention that communities should have more say in local planning. The Parish Council therefore set up a representative Working Group in November 2015 to undertake local consultation and produce a draft NDP. Questionnaires to all households and businesses were distributed in April 2016 (see results summary). Based on these local views actions have been divided between the Working Group and the Parish Council. An open day was held in the Village Hall in October 2016 to discuss the initial Working Group thinking and consequent further work is now in hand, in conjunction with the Working Group Link Officer and Place Studio (external experts in producing NDPs).