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Culham Science Centre Culham OX14 3GY

Decided South Oxfordshire P16/S1738/SCR Other (Screening Opinion)

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

Proposal

Request for screening opinion for the development of a large scale battery storage facility to be referred to as an Energy Storage Facility (ESF)

As published by the council, reference P16/S1738/SCR

Application record

Reference
P16/S1738/SCR
Type
Other (Screening Opinion)
Status
Permitted
Decision
EIA not required
Received
12 May 2016
Validated
12 May 2016
Decided
2 Jun 2016
Postcode
OX14 3GY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 May 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 2 Jun 2016

    Decision issued: EIA not required

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

3 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

South Oxfordshire has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About outline applications

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