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32 Lancaster Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6QU

PL/2026/06427Wiltshire Council R3Awaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Construction of a strategic operational depot for Wiltshire Council, accommodating waste, highways, fleet and streetscene services, together with the relocation of the Household Waste Recycling Centre (HWRC) and provision of a re-use shop.

Received
20 October 2026
Ward
Bowerhill ED
  1. Received20 Oct
  2. Validated20 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at 32 Lancaster Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6QU. Wiltshire has handled 2 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 20 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Bowerhill ED. We hold 274 applications in total for the SN12 postcode area.

95% of all 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 6QU
Application type
Wiltshire Council R3
Parish
Melksham Without CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 October 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Jemma Foster

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
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.

© 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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