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Search the Public Notice PortalNeighbours who said plans for a huge Melksham warehouse had left them suffering from anxiety and depression now face up to 18 months of construction work - some of it through the night.
The build could also pose a hazard to helicopters, with special restrictions on cranes because the site lies beneath a flight path into the Wiltshire Air Ambulance base.
Gompels Healthcare has revealed how it intends to build its massive new distribution centre off the A365 Bath Road in Melksham after winning outline planning permission earlier this year.
Construction is expected to take between 12 and 18 months, with work provisionally beginning in late spring or early summer 2027.
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Normal working hours would be 7.30am to 6pm from Monday to Friday and 8am to 1pm on Saturdays.
But some work could continue overnight, particularly the laying and "power floating" of the warehouse's vast concrete floor, which may need to be completed as one continuous operation.
Nearby residents would be given at least five working days' notice before planned overnight work.
The details come after fierce opposition from people living near the site.
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During the initial battle over outline planning permission, one resident told councillors that both he and a neighbour had been diagnosed with anxiety and depression as a result of the planning application.
He told Wiltshire Council planners their homes and gardens would be dominated by the development and raised fears of noise "day and night" from HGVs loading and unloading.
Construction traffic for the development would enter from the A365 Bath Road, with the plans explicitly ruling out the use of Carnation Lane, Bowerhill Lane and other residential roads in Bowerhill.
Lorries would instead be directed towards the A365 and, where possible, the A350, while HGV movements would be spread throughout the working day and kept away from peak periods where practicable.
The construction plans also reveal precautions because the site lies beneath the eastern approach to the Wiltshire Air Ambulance base at Semington.
The air ambulance would be given at least five days' warning before cranes or other tall construction equipment are erected.
Meanwhile, environmental documents submitted to Wiltshire Council show the development would result in a loss of biodiversity within the warehouse site itself.
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That would be offset by habitat improvements on around 0.8 hectares of nearby land, helping the overall scheme achieve a claimed biodiversity net gain of 12.3 per cent.
Plans also include extensive landscaping and almost a hectare of new broadleaved woodland planting around the development.
Councillors backed the warehouse against officer advice back in March, after Gompels warned it could quit Wiltshire, with the Government refusing to intervene a month later, clearing the final hurdle for the scheme.
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