Planning application
Melksham Football and Rugby Club, Eastern Way, Melksham, SN12 7GU
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
To enable the area of land known as Melksham Rugby and Football clubs, to hold a Music Event and festival
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/01809
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/01809
- Type
- Full planning permission
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 30 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 30 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bowerhill ED
- Parish
- Melksham Without CP
- Postcode
- SN12 7GU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Apr 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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17 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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