Land south of Curie Avenue Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0DF
Approved on 19 December 2025
Council decision: Agreed
Proposal
Non-material amendment to application ref P24/V1980/FUL - relating to conditions 2 (Approved Plans) and 17 (Landscape Management Plan), for the introduction of a BESS to the east of the approved substation; introduction of solar PVs on the southwest facing roof slopes of the building; and minor increase in the size of the approved substation, expanding it to the west. (Erection of two linked employment buildings, with associated green infrastructure and car parking)
- Received
- 28 November 2025
- ReceivedReceived28 Nov
- ValidatedValidated28 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date26 Dec
- DecidedDecided19 Dec
Decided in 21 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an application to amend a permission at Land south of Curie Avenue Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0DF. Vale of White Horse has handled 644 applications of this type. This one was decided in 21 days, 5 weeks quicker than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. We hold 2,447 applications in total for the OX11 postcode area.
87% of amendment 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 0DF
- Application type
- Other (Non Mat'l Amendment)
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 28 November 2025
- Target decision date
- 26 December 2025
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 28 days
Appeal
- Appeal status
- No appeal lodged.
Additional information
- Documents
- 14
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
- 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 (21)
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, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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