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Land to the north east of Didcot

Granted South Oxfordshire P15/S2902/O Major (Outline)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Outline planning application with details of the means of access only to be considered for a new and integrated neighbourhood to the northeast of Didcot of up to 1880 homes (with up to 40% being Affordable Housing) and comprising: (i) two new primary schools; (ii) a new secondary school; (iii) a new leisure/sports facility and sports pitches, including a pavillion; (iv) a neighbourhood centre comprising: a 1500 sqm Class A1 (shop) use; up to 5 units, each up to 200 sqm, of small flexible units within Classes A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5; a Class A4 or A3 or mixed use Public House/restaurant; a Class C1 hotel; and a Class D1 non-residential institutional use (for example a creche or childrens day nursery); (v) a new community hall; (vi) a Class C3 residential Extra Care Housing facility; (vii)new areas of green infrastructure including amenity green space, allotments and children's play areas; and (viii) a comprehensive suite of other supporting town-wide and site-specific associated infrastructure (As amended by revised masterplan 21 November 2016 and additional information 8 January 2016).

As published by the council, reference P15/S2902/O

Application record

Reference
P15/S2902/O
Type
Major (Outline)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Planning Permission
Received
24 Aug 2015
Validated
27 Aug 2015
Decided
30 Jun 2017

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 5 applications since 2015: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P25/S3695/NM Decided

    Land to the north east of Didcot

    Non material amendment to application ref. P25/S1476/S73 (To vary/remove Condition 6 (Commercial unit floorspace) on Planning Application P21/S2542/RM (Reserved Matters) pertaining to Outline Planning Permission P15/S2902/O in respect of 59 dwellings and 4 multi-use commercial space including car parking, open space, landscaping and associated works) to change the floorspace of the units.) - Replacement of existing glazing with a new plant room louvre; replacement of existing glazed door with a new steel security door and installation of a new automatic external door within the existing opening (Amended Plans Received 27 November 2025)

    Decided 19 Dec 2025 Amendments
  • P24/S0277/NM Decided

    Land to the North East of Didcot

    Non material amendment to application ref. P21/S2542/RM (Reserved Matters Application in respect of 59 dwellings and 4 multi-use commercial space including car parking, open space, landscaping and associated works) - external alterations to Block A and Blocks B-D.

    Decided 19 Feb 2024 Amendments
  • P20/S3148/NM Decided

    Land to the north east of Didcot

    Non-material amendment to P18/S4084/RM to move the location of the electric substation in Phase 2 of Willowbrook Park and reduction in size of flats for plots 214-243 and 307-318. Reserved Matters Application in respect to 201 dwellings including affordable housing, car parking, open space, landscaping and associated work

    Decided 28 Sep 2020 Amendments
  • P20/S1438/NM Decided

    Land to the north east of Didcot

    Non material amendment to the approved planning application P15/S2902/O and details approved through reserved matters application P18/S2339/RM. Outline planning application with details of the means of access only to be considered for a new and integrated neighbourhood to the northeast of Didcot of up to 1880 homes (with up to 40% being Affordable Housing) and comprising: (i) two new primary schools; (ii) a new secondary school; (iii) a new leisure/sports facility and sports pitches, including a pavillion; (iv) a neighbourhood centre comprising: a 1500 sqm Class A1 (shop) use; up to 5 units, each up to 200 sqm, of small flexible units within Classes A1, A2, A3, A4 or A5; a Class A4 or A3 or mixed use Public House/restaurant; a Class C1 hotel; and a Class D1 non-residential institutional use (for example a creche or childrens day nursery); (v) a new community hall; (vi) a Class C3 residential Extra Care Housing facility; (vii)new areas of green infrastructure including amenity green space, allotments and children's play areas; and (viii) a comprehensive suite of other supporting town-wide and site-specific associated infrastructure

    Decided 20 May 2020 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Aug 2015

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 27 Aug 2015

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 30 Jun 2017

    Decision issued: Planning Permission

  4. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

215 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 30 June 2017, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.

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