Land to the north of the A3102, Melksham, Wiltshire

PL/2025/09780Outline planning permission: Some matters reservedAwaiting decision

Outline / PiP

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Outline planning application for the construction of 295 homes; public open space including formal play space and allotments; sustainable drainage systems and associated infrastructure; a 100 place nursery and access points for pedestrians and cyclists. A

Submitted: 23 January 2026
Decision due: 24 April 2026
Council: Wiltshire Council
Ward: Bowerhill ED;Melksham East ED

ReceivedSubmitted23 Jan
ValidatedValidated23 Jan
Consult.Consultation27 Feb
TargetTarget Date24 Apr
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is an outline application at Land to the north of the A3102, Melksham, Wiltshire. Wiltshire has handled 971 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 23 January 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 1 application across Bowerhill ED;Melksham East ED.

80% of outline applications at Wiltshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Application type: Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Scale / size: Large
Number of dwellings: 295
Parish: Melksham CP;Melksham Without CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 23 January 2026
Consultation expiry: 27 February 2026
Consultation end: 27 February 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Ruaridh O'Donoghue
Statutory period: 91 days

Additional information

Documents: 35

Site constraints

Checking the site

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Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

Source: Wiltshire

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