Land off Melksham Road, Great Parks, Holt, BA14 6QP Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/06062 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Discharge of Condition 9 (Travel Plan), Condition 10 (Construction Management Plan), Condition 11 (Construction and Ecological Management Plan) of planning application (Outline planning application for the erection of up to 90 dwellings, including 40% affordable housing with public open space, structural planting and landscaping and sustainable drainage system (SuDS) with vehicular access point. All matters reserved except for means of access). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 17 Jul 2025
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Approved
16 Oct 2025
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Appeal allowed
17 Nov 2025

Approved on 16 Oct 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Associated applications 5

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Holt (Wiltshire) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 15 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Approval of details reserved by a condition
Postcode
BA14 6QP
Received
around 17 Jul 2025
Validated
17 Jul 2025
Ward
Holt ED
Parish
Holt CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2025
Decision
Approve
Decision date
16 Oct 2025
Appeal
Allowed · 17 Nov 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 3369410 ↗

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Aug 2025
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026