Land at Purchas Road Didcot OX11 7BF
Proposal
Demolition of the existing building and structures on site, and all other associated site clearance works. Construction of a data centre building (Class B8) with plant at roof level with an emergency generator (1no.) and associated flue (provided within an external compound adjoining the data centre building), sprinkler tanks and pumphouse, security guard house, and provision of kiosk substation. The development also comprises the construction of a new access and internal road and circulation areas, footpaths, provision of car and bicycle parking, hard and soft landscaping and other associated works and ancillary site infrastructure.
- Received
- 14 November 2025
- Decision due
- 3 March 2026
- ReceivedReceived14 Nov
- ValidatedValidated2 Dec
- Consult.Consultation9 Jan
- TargetTarget Date3 Mar
- DecidedDecided
About this application
This is a full planning application for demolition at Land at Purchas Road Didcot OX11 7BF. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,451 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 14 November 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,447 applications in total for the OX11 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Vale of White Horse District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- OX11 7BF
- Application type
- Major (Full Application)
- Scale / size
- Large
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 December 2025
- Consultation expiry
- 9 January 2026
- Consultation start
- 3 December 2025
- Consultation end
- 9 January 2026
Planning decision
- Decision
- No decision Issued
- Statutory period
- 91 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 82
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Source: Vale of White Horse
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