Planning application
CHURCH FARM, BATH ROAD, SHAW, MELKSHAM, SN12 8EF
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Proposed Change of Use to Create 6 Dwellings
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09841
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09841
- Type
- Prior Approval Part 3, Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refused As published: Prior Approval Refused
- Received
- 18 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 18 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ED
- Parish
- Melksham Without CP
- Postcode
- SN12 8EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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 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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