Planning application
PL/2026/01555
Land at Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS
Proposal
A reserved matters application (appearance, layout, scale and landscaping) for 229 dwellings and associated infrastructure – Reserved Matters pursuant to Outline permission PL/2023/11188
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01555
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Mar 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development. Extensions of time are common.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Wiltshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About reserved matters applications
How this application type works
A reserved matters application fills in the detail held back from an earlier outline permission, typically appearance, landscaping, layout, scale or access. The council judges it against the outline permission already granted, not the principle of development, which is settled. It must normally be submitted within three years of the outline decision.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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PL/2025/09868 Granted
Land at Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS
Discharge of conditions 25 water efficiency and 26 investigation of the history of planning application PL/2023/11188 (Demolition of agricultural buildings and development of up to 500 dwellings; up to 5,000 square metres of employment (class E(g)(i)) &
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PL/2026/02680 Awaiting decision
Land at Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS
Application to discharge conditions 7 and 20 pursuant to planning permission ref. PL/2023/11188, Phase 1.
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PL/2026/03321 Awaiting decision
Land at Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS
Discharge of Condition 17 (Ecological Mitigation and Management Plan) of PL/2023/11188
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PL/2026/02454 Awaiting decision
Land at Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS
Discharge of conditions 9 (Details of a shared walking/cycling route), 10 (Details of a signal-controlled Puffin Crossing off Eastern Way) and 11 (Details of a widened footway along Sandridge Common Road)relating to application PL/2023/11188
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PL/2026/02966 Awaiting decision
Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS
Outline planning application for the erection of up to 275 dwellings (including affordable housing), associated infrastructure, landscape and biodiversity enhancements, with all matters reserved except for the main access from Sandridge Common
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PL/2025/09152 Granted
295 Sandridge Common, Wiltshire, SN12 7QS
Certificate of lawfulness (Existing Use) to confirm that extensions constructed in 2019 were built lawfully
Other reserved matters applications
In Wiltshire
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PL/2026/04078 Awaiting decision
Lottage Farm, Lottage Road, Aldbourne, Marlborough, SN8 2ED
Approval of reserved matters (scale, layout, appearance and landscaping) pursuant to Outline Planning Permission 21/01004/OUT
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PL/2026/03784 Awaiting decision
5 Clift Avenue, Chippenham, SN15 1DA
Reserved Matters (Access, Scale, Layout, Appearance and landscaping) for the erection of a single-family dwelling with integrated garage, pursuant to Condition 3 of outline approval (ref. PL/2024/04518)
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PL/2026/03800 Awaiting decision
3 Westbury Road, North Bradley, Trowbridge, BA14 0TN
Reserved Matters Application: Scale - For Proposed New Dwelling following Outline Planning Permission PL/2023/04043.
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PL/2026/03357 Awaiting decision
Home Farm, Shaw Hill, Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EW
Reserved matters planning application for the erection of 2No. dwellings with all matters reserved apart from appearance, landscaping and scale.
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PL/2026/02665 Awaiting decision
Former Nursery, Northleigh, Bradford on Avon, BA15 2RG
Approval of reserved matters for erection of 1 No. custom-build dwelling and associated access works. (layout, scale, landscaping and appearance).