Planning application
12 High Street, Melksham, SN12 6JU
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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24 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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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Open the documentsWhat 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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