Land at South Pavenhill Farm, Purton, Swindon, Land at South Pavenhill Farm, Upper Pavenhill, Purton, Swindon

An outline planning application (Application Ref: PL/2022/00395) was submitted by Castlewood Properties Ventures Ltd and validated in February 2022 as follows:

Outline application for the erection of up to 60 dwellings (including affordable homes), point of connection of access road from Pavenhill and shared footpath/cycleway and emergency access from Ringsbury Close, open space, sustainable drainage system and associated landscaping and infrastructure with all other matters (relating to appearance, landscaping, scale and layout) reserved.

Planning was approved at appeal (Ref: APP/Y3940/W/24/3349801) by Wiltshire Council on the 5th March 2025. Bids are invited on an unconditional basis.

The site is located on the western edge of Purton, a large village in North Wiltshire. It is situated on elevated land and provides scenic views over the countryside towards the Cotswolds National Landscape to the north.

Purton is situated approximately 4 miles (6.5 km) northwest of Swindon town centre, 9 miles (18.9 km) to the east of Malmesbury, 10 miles (15 km) to the south east of Cirencester, 13 miles (21 km) to the north east of Chippenham, 28 miles (46km) to the south west of Oxford, 32 miles (51 km) to the north east of Bristol, 40 miles (64 km) to the north west of Reading and 75 miles (121 km) to the west of London.

Swindon Railway Station is located circa 5.5 miles (7 km) to the south east, offering Great Western Rail services to London Paddington, Reading, Bath, Bristol within 1 hour.