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Unit 5 & 6 Church Farm, Bath Road Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EF

Refused Wiltshire PL/2026/02520 Prior Approval Part 3, Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses

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 2 No dwellings

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/02520

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/02520
Type
Prior Approval Part 3, Class MA: Commercial, business and service uses to dwellinghouses
Status
Closed
Decision
Prior Approval Refused
Received
10 Apr 2026
Validated
10 Apr 2026
Decided
5 Jun 2026
Ward
Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ED
Parish
Melksham Without CP
Postcode
SN12 8EF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Apr 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 5 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

10 documents on file for this application

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What refusal means

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 prior approval applications

How this application type works

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

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