Coates Estates

Coates Estates is about as small and as early as a new community gets. The plan in front of the Sumner County Regional Planning Commission is four single-family lots on roughly ten acres along Mount Vernon Road in Bethpage, zoned Rural Preservation. The commission reviewed the preliminary plat in November 2025, which puts it squarely in the pending-approval stage — no builder, no pricing, and no home specs have been published yet. If you want a new home on real acreage in the quiet northern end of the county, this is one to watch rather than one to shop today.

Where it sits

Bethpage is an unincorporated rural community in the northern part of Sumner County, inland and north of Gallatin, the county seat. This is the part of Sumner where the land opens up — fewer subdivisions, more open ground, and a longer, more rural drive than the towns closer to Old Hickory Lake. Mount Vernon Road is a country road, and at four lots on ten acres, Coates Estates is built around space rather than density. Plan on doing the commute math honestly: from northern Sumner County, drive times into the Nashville metro depend heavily on where you are actually headed, and we will pull realistic numbers for your specific route before you commit.

The homes here

The plan is single-family homes only — four lots under Rural Preservation zoning, the kind of setting that lends itself to a new build on acreage. Beyond that, the record is genuinely thin, because the community has not reached the point where any of it gets published. No builder has been named, no model lineup or floor plans exist yet, and no price has been set. That is normal for a community still at preliminary plat. As approvals progress, the builder, lot details, and pricing will become public, and we will know what is actually being offered here.

Who it fits

This one is for the buyer who specifically wants a new home on land in a quiet, rural setting — someone who values the open ground and the slower pace of northern Sumner County over being close to lake access, shopping, or a short interstate hop. Four lots is small by design. If acreage and quiet are the priority and you are comfortable with a longer drive to the metro, this is the profile Coates Estates is shaped for.

What to verify before you buy here

• Approval status — the preliminary plat was reviewed in November 2025, so confirm the plat has been finally approved and recorded before you count on anything. Plans at this stage can still change.
• Builder and pricing — none have been published. As of 2026 there is no builder-published price to confirm, so get the builder's name in writing and the actual base price plus what is standard versus an upgrade once they go public.
• Lot specifics and Rural Preservation zoning — confirm the exact lot size, setbacks, and what the zoning allows and restricts, including any limits on outbuildings or future use of your acreage.
• Water and septic — rural Sumner lots often rely on well and/or septic rather than municipal service. Confirm which applies to your lot, and budget for soil and perc testing if septic is involved.
• Roads and access — verify whether Mount Vernon Road frontage and any interior access are public or private, and who is responsible for maintenance.
• Internet and utilities — rural service can vary lot to lot; confirm broadband, power, and any other utilities are actually available at the address before you assume them.

Update: the plat moved from preliminary to final review

Since the Sumner County Regional Planning Commission first reviewed the Coates Estates preliminary plat in November 2025, the project has taken its next procedural step. The same 4-lot, 10.05-acre subdivision on Mount Vernon Road appeared again on the Commission's December 16, 2025 agenda, this time with the applicant (James D. Perry, represented by Richard Graves) requesting Final Plat approval rather than preliminary approval. That is a real step forward in the county approval process, but it is still a step in the process — it is not the same thing as lots being recorded, a builder being named, or homes going up for sale. We track the Commission's published agendas directly and will update this page the moment a later status (approval, recording, or a builder announcement) becomes public.

Bethpage, Tennessee: the setting

Bethpage is a small, unincorporated community in Sumner County along U.S. Route 31E, northeast of Gallatin. Per the 2020 U.S. Census, Bethpage had 313 residents (up from 288 in 2010), spread across about 1.33 square miles, and the community is served by its own post office under ZIP code 37022. It is one of the least-dense, most rural corners of Sumner County — a fitting setting for a small acreage subdivision like Coates Estates rather than a large planned community.

What "final plat requested" does and doesn't tell you

A Final Plat request means the applicant believes the subdivision design, engineering, and required conditions are ready for the Commission's final sign-off — the last formal county step before a plat can be recorded and individual lots can legally be bought, sold, and built on. It does not mean the plat has been approved yet, that it has been recorded with the Sumner County Register of Deeds, that a builder has been selected, or that pricing exists. Plans at this stage can still change, be conditioned, or be delayed. We do not treat a planning commission agenda item as a finished community, and neither should you — we verify current status before anyone commits to anything here.

Get on the list before this one is public

Small, four-lot communities like this tend to move fast once they clear final approval — there is no large marketing push, no big-builder sales office, and often no MLS listing until a builder or the landowner is ready to sell. That means the buyers who hear first are the ones who already have someone watching it. We check the Commission's published agendas and the Sumner County Register of Deeds on a standing weekly cadence for movement on Coates Estates, and we can add you to our early-interest list for this specific community so you hear about a builder, lots, or pricing the moment any of it goes public — not after it is already under contract.