Planning application
Sunflower Nursery, The Manor Academy Primary, Lowbourne, Melksham, SN12 7NG
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed demolition of former Sunflower Nursery mobile building
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/08633
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/08633
- Type
- Prior notification: Demolition
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Prior Approval Not Required
- Received
- 30 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 30 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Melksham Forest ED
- Parish
- Melksham CP
- Postcode
- SN12 7NG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Oct 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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3 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 3 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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