Lavender House, 34 Church Walk, Melksham, SN12 6LY Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/05862 - Listed building consent Approved
Listed buildings

Proposal

Proposed conversion of south side store to home office, new drain covers and connections, gutter replacement, replacement of windows, new timber shutters, stone infilling, chimney repairs, new timber gate in garden wall, lead flashing repairs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Jul 2025
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Approved
2 Jun 2026

Approved on 2 Jun 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 12

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF PL.2025.05862_ decision notice LBC Decision · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF HERITAGE STATEMENT LAVENDA HOUSE rev C. Revised Plans/Documents · 23 Mar 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 7

PDF JOINERY DETAILS Revised Plans/Documents · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSD ELEVATIONS FRONT AND REAR Revised Plans/Documents · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSD FIRST AND LOFT AREA Revised Plans/Documents · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSD GROUND AND BASEMENT. Revised Plans/Documents · 30 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevation & Block Plan Plan · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Existing & Proposed Store Conversion Plan · 10 Jul 2025 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plan · 23 Jun 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 23 Jun 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF List of Consultees Consultation List · 17 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF PL.2025.05388_And_PL.2025.05862_ Lavender House Reports Report · 2 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: 34, Church Walk
List entry 1021705 · 1 m away · 24 more listed buildings within 150 m (24 Grade II)
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show the other 24 with distances
Historic England ↗
Public footpath 7 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Melksham conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
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
National infrastructure project 1964 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; Inside the Melksham built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £410,000 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.

20 February 2025£410,000
22 April 2003£235,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area163 m² (1,755 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (43 out of 100), could reach C
PropertySemi-detached house, 8 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Listed building consent
Postcode
SN12 6LY
Received
around 16 Jul 2025
Validated
16 Jul 2025
Ward
Melksham South ED
Parish
Melksham CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Jun 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
2 Jun 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 321 days from validation, 264 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 57 for listed building works. Approved, as 96% of listed building works here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
663decided in the last year

Plota live figures for listed building works decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

3comments received
3 neutral

Last counted 15 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025
Proposed conversion of south side store to home office, new drain covers and connections…
PL/2025/05388
2018 Approved
Replacement boiler and flue
18/04986/LBC
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
28 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Removal of existing unauthorised rear extension and installation of a 4 metre wide slidin…
PL/2025/05841
2025 Approved
22 Church Walk, Melksham, SN12 6LY
Proposed new single storey garage in location of former garage.
PL/2025/09137
2025 Approved
9 Church Walk, Melksham, SN12 6LY
Re-submission of PL/2025/02810 to to switch a door with a window on the south west elevat…
PL/2025/06407
2025 Approved
9 Church Walk, Melksham, SN12 6LY
Small infill extension and internal works.
PL/2025/02810
2025 Approved
9 Church Walk, Melksham, SN12 6LY
Small infill extension and internal works.
PL/2025/02622
2024 Approved
5 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
T1 - Willow - Fell - To dismantle the large overmature multi stemmed Willow. To replant w…
PL/2024/09965
2024 Approved
3 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
English Cherry - Reduce side branches by 30% , remove 2 dead & dangerous branches Yew Tre…
PL/2024/06801
2023 Approved
32 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
A second storey bedroom extension above an existing dining room, a timber framed conserva…
PL/2023/05417
2023 Approved
17 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
New glazed canopy over rear door. Changing one ground floor window to pair of double door…
PL/2023/02986
2023 Approved
17 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
New glazed canopy over rear door. Changing one ground floor window to pair of double door…
PL/2023/02647
2023 Approved
32 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Robina tree - fell
PL/2023/02021
2022 Approved
32 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
2 x Yew trees - reduce to form hedge Robinia tree - reduce canopy by 25% Apple tree - pru…
PL/2022/08535
2021 Approved
28 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Single storey rear utility extension
PL/2021/10759
2021 Approved
28 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Single storey rear utility extension
PL/2021/10607
2021 Approved
22 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
PL/2021/08232
2021 Approved
22 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
PL/2021/07913
2021 Approved
7 CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Leylandii x 2 and 1 Hazel . Cut back to boundary only with no 7
PL/2021/08670
2021 Approved
5A CHURCH WALK, MELKSHAM, SN12 6LY
Yew tree - fell
PL/2021/04956
2020 Approved
22 Church Walk Melksham SN12 6LY
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
20/05328/LBC
2020 Approved
22 Church Walk Melksham SN12 6LY
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension
20/04573/FUL
2017 Approved
7 Church Walk Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6LY
Change of use from residential (C3) to mixed use (Residential and private vintage car hir…
17/07680/FUL
2017 Approved
10 Church Walk Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6LY
Retention of historic rear extension
17/05858/LBC
2017 Approved
10 Church Walk Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6LY
Retention of historic rear extension
17/05312/FUL
2016 Approved
18 Church Walk Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6LY
Remove the paint from the bricks and stonework on the front elevation of the cottage and…
16/10972/LBC
2016 Approved
15 Church Walk Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6LY
Construction of small porch to rear with flat roof.
16/09646/LBC
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.