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Land west of Main Avenue Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

Granted South Oxfordshire P16/S1753/O Major (Outline)

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

Proposal

Erection of up to 9,000 sq metres of Class B1 (office / research) development. (As amplified by Arboricultural Development Report dated April 2016).

As published by the council, reference P16/S1753/O

Application record

Reference
P16/S1753/O
Type
Major (Outline)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Outline Planning Permission
Received
20 May 2016
Validated
23 May 2016
Decided
19 Jul 2016
Postcode
OX14 3DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2016: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P24/S3363/DIS Granted

    Land west of Main Avenue, Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

    Discharge of condition 8 (Energy Efficiency Measures Verification) on application P21/S0509/RM (Submission of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission reference P16/S1753/O; relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale and discharge of Conditions 3 (phasing plan), 5 (turning area and car parking), 6 (car parking), 7 (cycle parking), 9 (travel plan), 10 (arboricultural method statement), 11 (archaeological written scheme) of planning permission P16/S1753/O).

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • P23/S1372/DIS Granted

    Land west of Main Avenue, Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

    Discharge of condition 3 (Schedule of Materials) on application ref. P21/S1257/FUL (Erection of an employment building and associated multi-storey car park).

    Decided 9 May 2023 Conditions
  • P20/S4583/NM Decided

    Land west of Main Avenue, Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

    Non-Material Amendment to P16/S1753/O to amend Condition 4 to remove reference to the illustrative masterplan and elevations, drawings CSC P1MP EI 1 and CSC P1MP 1. Erection of up to 9,000 sq metres of Class B1 (office / research) development.

    Decided 16 Dec 2020 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 20 May 2016

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 23 May 2016

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 19 Jul 2016

    Decision issued: Outline Planning Permission

  4. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

  • P24/S4122/NM Decided

    Land west of Main Avenue, Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

    Non material amendment to application P21/S0509/RM (Submission of reserved matters pursuant to outline planning permission reference P16/S1753/O; relating to access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale and discharge of Conditions 3 (phasing plan), 5 (turning area and car parking), 6 (car parking), 7 (cycle parking), 9 (travel plan), 10 (arboricultural method statement), 11 (archaeological written scheme) of planning permission P16/S1753/O) - amendment to Condition 12 (BREEAM Certification) and the timescales for submitting evidence that certification for BREEAM 'Excellent' has been secured.

    Decided 13 Jan 2025 Amendments

Documents

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

19 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 19 July 2016, 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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    Decided Amendments 4 docs

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