Planning application
Land South of Western Way, Melksham, Wilts
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Outline application (with all matters reserved except for access) for the erection of up to 210 residential dwellings (Class C3) and a 70 bed care home (Class C2) with associated access, landscaping and open space (Resubmission of 20/08400/OUT)
As published by the council, reference PL/2022/08504
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2022/08504
- Type
- Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 2 Nov 2022
- Validated
- 2 Nov 2022
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Bowerhill ED;Melksham South ED
- Parish
- Melksham CP;Melksham Without CP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2022: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/2026/01660 Awaiting decision
Land South of Western Way, Melksham, Wilts
Discharge of Condition 19 (Noise Protection Scheme) of PL/2022/08504
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PL/2026/01378 Awaiting decision
Land South of Western Way, Melksham, Wilts
Discharge of Condition 18 (Construction Management Statement) of PL/2022/08504
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Nov 2022
Received by Wiltshire
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27 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
3 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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PL/2026/01660 Awaiting decision
Land South of Western Way, Melksham, Wilts
Discharge of Condition 19 (Noise Protection Scheme) of PL/2022/08504
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PL/2026/01378 Awaiting decision
Land South of Western Way, Melksham, Wilts
Discharge of Condition 18 (Construction Management Statement) of PL/2022/08504
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PL/2025/07391 Awaiting decision
Land South of Western Way, Melksham, Wiltshire
Reserved Matters (appearance, landscaping, layout and scale) for 210 residential dwellings (Use Class C3), along with associated open space, landscaping, and parking, pursuant to Condition 2 of Outline Planning Permission ref. PL/2022/08504.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
69 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Wiltshire refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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