Land at Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/09868 - Approval of details reserved by a condition Approved

Proposal

Discharge of conditions 25 water efficiency and 26 investigation of the history of planning application (Demolition of agricultural buildings and development of up to 500 dwellings; up to 5,000 square metres of employment (class E(g)(i)) & class E(g)(ii)); land for primary school (class F1); land for mixed-use hub (class E / class F); open space; provision of access infrastructure from Sandridge Common (A3102); and provision of all associated infrastructure necessary to facilitate the development of the site (Outline application relating to access) Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 24 Aug 2026, 22:48

Application progress

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Received

18 Dec 2025

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Approved

23 Apr 2026

Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 22

Associated applications 10

Part of

OutlineApproved12 May 2025council archive

Conditions 25 discharged · 7, 9, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 20, 21, 22 awaiting decision
- ConditionsDischarge of conditions 25 water efficiency and 26 investigation of the history (Demolition…This application18 Dec 2025PL/2025/09868
- Show 8 more · 8 pending
  - TreesThe proposed removal of hedgerow is anticipated following the Outline consent approved in 2025…27 Aug 2026PL/2026/05437
  - ConditionsPartial discharge of conditions 15 and 16 (Phase 1 Surface Water and Sewerage Details).25 Aug 2026PL/2026/05413
  - ConditionsDischarge of condition 14 (Community Hub Concept Plan).24 Aug 2026PL/2026/05372
  - Show 5 earlier · 5 pending
    ConditionsDischarge of condition 22 (Soft Landscaping).7 Aug 2026PL/2026/04956
    ConditionsDischarge of condition 21 (Construction Method Statement).7 Aug 2026PL/2026/04960
    ConditionsApplication to discharge conditions 7 and 20, Phase 1.24 Apr 2026PL/2026/02680
    ConditionsDischarge of conditions 9 (Details of a shared walking/cycling route), 10 (Details…15 Apr 2026PL/2026/02454
    Reserved mattersA reserved matters application (appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) for 229 dwellings…31 Mar 2026PL/2026/01555

Site constraints 1

Agricultural land, grade 3b

Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map agrees.

Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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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