2, Co Op, Blackmore Road, Melksham, SN12 7HS

PL/2026/07132Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premisesAwaiting decision

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

Proposal

Ashcroft Electrical services are proposing to install a solar PV roof mounted system at Co Op, Blackmore Road, Melksham.

Received: 6 November 2026
Council: Wiltshire Council
Ward: Melksham Forest ED

ReceivedReceived6 Nov
ValidatedValidated6 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application for a solar installation at 2, Co Op, Blackmore Road, Melksham, SN12 7HS. Wiltshire has handled 5 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 6 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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.

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 7HS
Application type: Prior approval Part 14 Class J: Installation or alteration etc of solar equipment on non-domestic premises
Parish: Melksham CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 6 November 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Victoria Blackmore

Site constraints

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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.

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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.

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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