Planning application
Avonside Enterprise Park, New Broughton Road, Melksham, SN12 8AD
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for prior approval under Class MA for the proposed change of use from Class E (commercial) to Class C3 (residential) to provide 17 units
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01061
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01061
- Type
- Prior Approval Part 3, Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted with Conditions
- Received
- 11 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 11 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 29 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ED
- Parish
- Melksham CP
- Postcode
- SN12 8AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/01033 Granted
Avonside Enterprise Park, New Broughton Road, Melksham, SN12 8AD
Site-wide installation of various signage for wayfinding and commercial purposes
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PL/2026/01034 Granted
Avonside Enterprise Park, New Broughton Road, Melksham, SN12 8AD
Change of use of units on first floor of Block D from Use Class Sui Generis to Use Class C3 (4 residential dwellings)
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PL/2026/01036 Granted
Avonside Enterprise Park, New Broughton Road, Melksham, SN12 8AD
Demolition of Block G and an existing free-standing building known as Scouts Hut / Scotts Gym at Avonside Enterprise Park, Melksham
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Mar 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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29 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted with Conditions
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
46 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 29 April 2026, 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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Avonside Enterprise Park, New Broughton Road, Melksham, SN12 8AD
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