Land at First Lane, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8RL

1. 22 Sep 2026

   Received by Wiltshire

2. 3 Oct 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 17 November 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.

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.

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.

• Lagard House, First Lane, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8RL

  PL/2021/05041 Submitted 3 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Replacement window to the front room on the north side of the property. The window is rotten and needs replacing.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 9 docs

• Land at First Lane, Whitley, SN12 8RL

  PL/2025/08987 Submitted 12 Nov 2025 50 yards away

  Outline planning application with all matters reserved except for access for the erection of 2 No. self-build plots and associated works.

  Withdrawn Outline New dwelling 12 docs

• 123 Kittle House First Lane, Whitley, SN12 8RL

  PL/2023/01526 Submitted 24 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  T1- Horse chestnut: Reduce crown by approximately 2m, pruning to previous crown reduction pruning points. As cyclical management of a previously reduced crown and to maintain the tree to a size suitable for the context of the site.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 107 Middle Lane, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8QR

  PL/2026/02038 Submitted 17 Apr 2026 150 yards away

  Change of use of land and the erection of an attached building for use as a hair salon

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• 2 Brookfield Rise, Whitley, Melksham, SN12 8QP

  PL/2026/05281 Submitted 16 Sep 2026 300 yards away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

  Erection of a single storey granny annex in garden, to be built with timber on a concrete plinth.

  Awaiting decision Householder 7 docs
  Small domestic

• Mavern House, Corsham Road, Shaw, Melksham, SN12 8EH

  PL/2026/00665 Submitted 2 Feb 2026 300 yards away

  Single Storey Extension forming an ensuite bedroom

  Granted Full applications Extension 7 docs
  Small domestic

• PL/2026/05918 Awaiting decision

  Land at Lime Tree Stables, Kington Langley, Chippenham, SN15 5NW

  Permission in prinicple for proposed erection of up to two dwellings.

  Received 2 Oct, published by the council 4 Oct 2026 Outline
• PL/2026/05512 Granted

  Land adjacent 13 Heathfield, Chippenham, SN15 1BQ

  Permission in Principle for residential development of 1 No dwelling

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Outline
• PL/2026/06106 Awaiting decision

  Firs Farm, Stockbridge Road, Lopcombe, Salisbury, SP5 1BW

  Permission in Principle for up to three dwellings

  Received 24 Sep, published by the council 3 Oct 2026 Outline
• PL/2026/06050 Awaiting decision

  Land off West Street to the rear of the existing barn, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5EH

  Permission in Principle for Proposed erection of one dwelling

  Received 23 Sep, published by the council 3 Oct 2026 Outline
• PL/2026/06102 Awaiting decision

  3 Maunditts Old Cottages, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BL

  Permission in Principle for the erection of one dwelling on land adjacent to 3 Maunditts Farm Cottage, Little Somerford, with associated residential curtilage, parking, turning area and use of the existing access currently serving No. 3.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 3 Oct 2026 Outline