The Sunday Times reported that the government - which came to power promising 1.5 million new homes in five years - was considering a shake-up in the way planning applications are determined in a bid to speed up housebuilding.
Under plans set out by housing secretary Steve Reed as part of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill councils would be prevented - the Sunday Times reported - from blocking developments of more than 150 houses.
Instead, those decisions would be made by ministers through the Planning Inspectorate - in the same way that Nationally Important Infrastructure Projects like Lime Down Solar Farm have been taken away from Wiltshire Council.
The council is critical of the fact the determination of the large-scale solar scheme has been removed from local scrutiny, and is officially opposed to the development.
In August, members of the strategic planning committee - which discusses the largest planning applications - questioned their own existence, feeling unable to stop housing developments because the county is not hitting housebuilding targets.
Frustrated committee members vetoed an application for 300 houses on the edge of Melksham against the recommendation of their officers - a month later, as councillors expected, the applicant lodged an appeal with the Planning Inspectorate.
The government also keeps an eye on the number of times councillors act against the advice of their officers and refuse planning permission. If it happens too often, the government can temporarily remove the right to determine planning applications from the council.
Wiltshire Council this week declined to comment on "speculation" in the Sunday Times.
But the Local Government Association criticised the government's reported stance, saying they would undermine democratic accountability.
Large housing developments have been given the go-ahead across the county in the past six months.
In July planning permission was finally approved for 2,500 houses at Ashton Park, on the outskirts of Trowbridge - following a delay of seven years.
Also in July, permission was granted for the building of 400 homes at Royal Wootton Bassett - leading to fears that the market town would soon be rubbing shoulders with Swindon. It was the flack councillors received for this decision that led to their rebellion over the Melksham scheme.
In September, the strategic planning committee granted permission for 180 houses to be built at Hilperton, near Trowbridge - despite strong objections from residents and local councillors.
There are also plans in the pipeline for a 650 home development at Rawlings Farm, north of Chippenham.