Plastic Engineering Solutions Ltd, Unit 4, Hercules Way, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6TS
Approved on 25 March 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval Not Required
Proposal
Installation of Solar PV on roofs of Plastic Engineering Solutions Limited, Unit 4, Hercules Way, Bowerhill, Melksham, Wiltshire SN12 6TS
- Submitted
- 10 February 2026
- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Ward
- Bowerhill ED
- ReceivedSubmitted10 Feb
- ValidatedValidated10 Feb
- Consult.Consultation17 Mar
- TargetTarget Date7 Apr
- DecidedDecided25 Mar
Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Plastic Engineering Solutions Ltd, Unit 4, Hercules Way, Melksham, Wiltshire, SN12 6TS. Wiltshire has handled 971 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Bowerhill ED. We hold 273 applications in total for the SN12 postcode area.
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
- Postcode
- SN12 6TS
- Application type
- Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Melksham Without CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 10 February 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 17 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 17 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 7 April 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 5
Site constraints
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.
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Source: Wiltshire
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