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Blackmore Farm, Sandridge Common, Melksham, SN12 7QS

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/02966 Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved

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Proposal

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

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/02966

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/02966
Type
Outline planning permission: Some matters reserved
Status
Under Consultation
Received
21 May 2026
Validated
21 May 2026
Ward
Bowerhill ED
Parish
Melksham Without CP
Postcode
SN12 7QS

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 May 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 1 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 July 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Wiltshire took a median of 50 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

136 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Wiltshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wiltshire decided outline applications in a median of 64 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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