Old Stable House, 12A High Street, Melksham, SN12 6JU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of pair of hinged steel gates across private driveway by attachment to wall of adjacent / neighbouring building Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 23 Apr 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Wiltshire Western Area Planning Committee on 22 Apr 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the modest gates would have neutral heritage impact and no substantive highway or amenity harm.
- Residents and the town council objected over access, safety, disturbance and effects on the listed buildings and conservation area.
- The committee granted both permissions with conditions and an access informative; one councillor’s vote against planning permission was recorded.
Source: Plota analysis of Wiltshire's committee minutes of 22 Apr 2026.
Documents 45
Decision & officer reports 5
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 15
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 13
Other documents 8
Site constraints 4
Show all 26 with distances
- 11 m12, High StreetGrade II
- 20 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 24 m4,4a,6, High StreetGrade II
- 27 m16, High StreetGrade II
- 35 mMelksham United ChurchGrade II
- 36 m11, High StreetGrade II
- 36 m9, High StreetGrade II
- 54 m3, Church StreetGrade II
- 56 m24a and 24b, High StreetGrade II
- 67 m24,26,28, High StreetGrade II
- 71 mGate Piers at Entrance to Place RoadGrade II
- 74 mThe Kings Arms HotelGrade II
- 90 mK6 Telephone Kiosk Outside Clare House, Market PlaceGrade II
- 92 m2 and 3, Place RoadGrade II
- 101 m19,21,23, Church StreetGrade II
- 101 m53 and 55, High StreetGrade II
- 104 mRachel Fowler CentreGrade II
- 111 m1, Bank StreetGrade II
- 111 m31, Market PlaceGrade II
- 112 m25, Church StreetGrade II
- 121 mTown HallGrade II
- 128 m26, Church StreetGrade II
- 138 m32, Church StreetGrade II
- 144 mPremises Occupied by Ga Edwards Far East TradingGrade II
- 144 mLowbourne PlaceGrade II
- 150 m34 and 34a, Church StreetGrade II
Checked on 11 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 78 days from validation, 23 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 95% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →
Public comments
38% object · below the UK average of 75%
Last counted 21 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 23 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 22 Apr 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
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