Planning application
Unit 1, Kingsbury Square, Melksham, SN12 6HL
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of the premises as an MOT testing station and associated vehicle testing and repair workshop on a continuous basis.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04205
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/04205
- Type
- Lawful development: Existing use
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Melksham South ED
- Parish
- Melksham CP
- Postcode
- SN12 6HL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jul 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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1 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
16 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 8 September 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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