Melksham South ED planning approval rate
Melksham South ED ward in Wiltshire has a 96.3% approval rate based on 188 planning decisions. Wiltshire overall: 89.5%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.3%
ward approval rate
188
Decisions
181
Approved
7
Refused
89.5%
Wiltshire average
Melksham South ED is 6.8 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 South ED compares
Melksham South ED ward
96.3%
Wiltshire overall
89.5%
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Recent decisions in Melksham South ED
Reconstruction of existing single-storey rear outbuildings to form habitable acc · 2026-07-10
Removal of Boundary Hedging and dwarf masonry walling. New 1800mm high Treated T · 2026-06-19
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Other wards in Wiltshire
Historic (87.8%)
Minety (Historic) (92.3%)
By Brook (Historic) (91.7%)
Kington (Historic) (90.1%)
Brinkworth (Historic) (90.4%)
Warminster Without (Historic) (91.1%)
Box and Colerne (Historic) (91.4%)
Calne Rural (Historic) (91.9%)
Nadder and East Knoyle (Historic) (94.7%)
Ethandune (Historic) (92.7%)
Fovant and Chalke Valley (Historic) (96.4%)
Malmesbury (Historic) (93.8%)