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12 High Street, Melksham, SN12 6JU

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/05542 Full planning permission

Works: New dwelling

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Application for the change of use of the first and second floors from an HMO (Sui Generis) to two self‑contained residential flats (Use Class C3)

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05542

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/05542
Type
Full planning permission
Status
Under Consultation
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Melksham South ED
Parish
Melksham CP
Postcode
SN12 6JU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • PL/2026/05903 Awaiting decision

    12 High Street, Melksham, SN12 6JU

    Retrospective listed building consent for associated internal works including removal of a lath and plaster partition at first‑floor level, alteration of a fireplace opening at first‑floor level, insertion of partitions at first‑floor level, and modificat

    Submitted 1 Sep 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 24 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 October 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

10 documents on file for this application

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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 full applications in a median of 91 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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