Building 150 Thomson Avenue Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0GD
Refused on 25 September 2026
Council decision: Prior Approval RefusedNot Yet Recommended1 reason for refusal
Proposal
Installation of 71.28kWp roof mounted Solar PV system
- Received
- 4 August 2026
- Decision level
- Not Yet Recommended
- Agent
- Avrenim group
- ReceivedReceived4 Aug
- ValidatedValidated4 Aug
- Consult.Consultation28 Aug
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided25 Sep
Decided in 52 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is an outline application for a solar installation at Building 150 Thomson Avenue Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0GD. Vale of White Horse has handled 778 applications of this type. This one was decided in 52 days, 4 days quicker than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 2,447 applications in total for the OX11 postcode area.
88% of outline 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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Why it was refused
- • Prior approval is required. • Insufficient information can be provided at this stage, due to seasonal restrictions relating to bat surveys, even if a reasonable time extension were to be agreed to allow the additional information to be provided. • Prior approval is refused. The proposal does not meet the permitted development requirements, as defined by Class J of Part 14, Schedule 2 of The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) (GPDO), as it presents a high likelihood of harm to protected species, in conflict with Regulations 9 and 10 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 (as amended).
From the council's decision notice.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX11 0GD
- Application type
- Prior Approval - Part 14 Class J
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 4 August 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 28 August 2026
- Consultation start
- 7 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 28 August 2026
- Application expires
- 29 September 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent
- Avrenim group
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Katherine Canavan
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
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.
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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