Land to the South of A365 Bath Road and West of Turnpike Garage, Melksham, Wilts Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/07000 - Approval of reserved matters Submitted

Proposal

Reserved Matters application (scale, layout, appearance, landscaping and access) pursuant to Condition 2 of outline planning permission , including the discharge of Conditions 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 14, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 2 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 28 Dec 2026.

Comments are open until 4 Dec 2026

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Documents 73

Plans & drawings 46

PDF Landscape Works - Bunds Sections/Specifications Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Entrance Detail Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Hard Landscape Arrangement Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Sheet 2 Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Sheet 1 Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Planting Schedules Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Sheet 4 Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works - Tree Pit Sections Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works- Sheet 3 Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Landscape Works Master Plan Plan · 4 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Engineering Layout - Access Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF General Arrangement - Access Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Catchment Plan (1-2) Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Site plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Swale Long Section (1 of 2) Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Offsite Post - Development Habitats Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Exceedance Routing Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Levels (1 of 2) Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Southern Swale Sections Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground Floor (Reception Office) & First Floor (Canteen Office) Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Basin Layout Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Swale Sections Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Road Profiles - Access Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Basin Long Section Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Second floor offices Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Site plan Lighting design Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Acoustic barrier diagram Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground floor warehouse plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Onsite Baseline Habitats Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Offsite Baseline Habitats Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Condition 19 - Bird Management Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Pavement Design - Access Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Basin Sections Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Onsite Post - Development Habitats Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Lighting design Front Facade Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Catchment Plan (2-2) Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Levels (2-2) Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Exceedance Routing - Basin Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Condition 8 - Construction Environmental Management Plan (CEMP) Statements · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Lighting design - Second Floor Offices Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Ground Floor Plan -Exterior Lighting design Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Swale Long Section (2 of 2) Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Conditions 2(d), 5, 6 & 7 - Landscape Implementation And Management Plan (LIMP) Statements · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗ PDF Highway Standard Details Access Plan · 2 Nov 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 3

Also on the record
National infrastructure project 1456 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Melksham built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Approval of reserved matters
Received
around 2 Nov 2026
Validated
2 Nov 2026
Ward
Bowerhill ED
Parish
Melksham Without CP
Case officer
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Public comments

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Last counted 6 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
4 Dec 2026
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