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Melksham Library, Lowbourne, Melksham, SN12 7DZ

PL/2026/03551Wiltshire Council R3Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

55 extra care flats (C3) with ancillary care facilities, landscaping, access drive and parking, and related works including demolition of existing buildings

Submitted
19 June 2026
Decision due
18 September 2026
Ward
Melksham Forest ED
  1. Received19 Jun
  2. Validated19 Jun
  3. Consult.24 Jul
  4. Target18 Sep
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application for demolition at Melksham Library, Lowbourne, Melksham, SN12 7DZ. Wiltshire has handled 22,514 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 19 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Melksham conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 11 applications across Melksham Forest ED. We hold 274 applications in total for the SN12 postcode area.

Application details

Postcode
SN12 7DZ
Application type
Wiltshire Council R3
Scale / size
Medium
Parish
Melksham CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 June 2026
Consultation expiry
24 July 2026
Consultation end
24 July 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
James Taylor
Statutory period
91 days

Additional information

Documents
69

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Melksham
  • Listed building: Grade II: Lowbourne PlaceOn or next to this site
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wiltshire

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