Melksham Central (Historic) planning approval rate
Melksham Central (Historic) ward in Wiltshire has a 94.9% approval rate based on 529 planning decisions. Wiltshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
Melksham Central (Historic) is 5.4 percentage points above the Wiltshire average, making it one of the more permissive wards in this council area. Applications here have historically faced lower refusal rates.
How Melksham Central (Historic) compares
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Recent decisions in Melksham Central (Historic)
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