Planning application
1 Lancaster House, Lancaster Park Industrial Estate, Lancaster Road, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6TT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Proposed use as a dance studio falls within Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or fitness). Application made to obtain formal confirmation by way of a Lawful Development Certificate.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/02516
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/02516
- Type
- Lawful development: Proposed use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 1 May 2026
- Validated
- 1 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bowerhill ED
- Parish
- Melksham Without CP
- Postcode
- SN12 6TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 May 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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1 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Wiltshire granted permission on 25 June 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 lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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