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UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

Granted South Oxfordshire P19/S0355/FUL Major (Full Application)

Works: Extension Major scheme

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

Proposal

Extension to existing RACE building with associated car parking spaces.

As published by the council, reference P19/S0355/FUL

Application record

Reference
P19/S0355/FUL
Type
Major (Full Application)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Planning Permission
Received
1 Feb 2019
Validated
8 Feb 2019
Decided
2 Aug 2019
Postcode
OX14 3DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 9 applications since 2015: 8 approved, 0 refused.

  • P19/S1558/DIS Granted

    Uk A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Discharge of conditions 5 (car parking plan) and 7(travel plan) of application P18/S0871/FUL Demolition of current B15 Building to allow for the development of Pit Lane Facility (Use Class B1b).

    Decided 17 Jun 2019 Conditions
  • P19/S1053/DIS Granted

    Uk A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Discharge of conditions 8 (Travel Plan) and 11 (Ecology Enhancement Plan) of planning permission P17/S4193/FUL. Erection of a 3,789m Class D2 Non Residential Training Centre with associated parking.

    Decided 18 Jul 2019 Conditions
  • P19/S0692/FUL Granted

    Uk A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Installation of 8m and 15m masts with associated ductwork, data and power cabling, control cabinets, associated electrical connections to provide WIFI network (As amplified by email from agent received 11 April 2019, 9 May 2019 and 17 May 2019 and Visual Impact Statement June 2019)

    Decided 8 Jul 2019 Full applications
  • P18/S1554/FUL Granted

    UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Sports Pavilion.

    Decided 11 Jul 2018 Full applications
  • P17/S1253/FUL Granted

    UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Sports Pavilion.

    Decided 15 May 2017 Full applications
  • P16/S2368/FUL Granted

    UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Development of an Energy Storage Facility (Sui Generis) comprising: a battery building to house plant, an administrative building, security fencing and landscaping; the excavation of land for the installation of a 250MW High Voltage Transformer; extension to existing electricity substation to provide additional plant equipment and building; and the provision of underground cabling between the battery building, transformer and the substation extension.

    Decided 15 Nov 2016 Full applications
  • P15/S4261/DIS Status unknown

    UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Application for Discharge of condition to Planning Permission P14/S1902/FUL condition 5 Erection of a 3,500sq metre Class B1 Building. Use of existing campus car parking.

    Submitted 17 Dec 2015 Conditions
  • P15/S3792/FUL Granted

    UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Retrospective planning permission for the relocation of two proprietary cabins

    Decided 29 Jan 2016 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Feb 2019

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 8 Feb 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Aug 2019

    Decision issued: Planning Permission

  4. 29 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P20/S1006/FUL Granted

    RACE Extension Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Variation of Condition 4 of planning application P19/S0355/FUL to vary the wording. (Extension to existing RACE building with associated car parking spaces.)

    Decided 1 May 2020 Full applications
  • P20/S0018/DIS Granted

    RACE Extension Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Discharge of condition 8 - Landscaping to application P19/S0355/FUL. Extension to existing RACE building with associated car parking spaces.

    Decided 6 Feb 2020 Conditions
  • P19/S4269/DIS Granted

    RACE Extension, Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

    Discharge of conditions 5 - cycle parking facilities and 7 - construction traffic management on application ref. P19/S0355/FUL Extension to existing RACE building with associated car parking spaces

    Decided 11 Dec 2019 Conditions

Documents

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

31 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

South Oxfordshire granted permission on 2 August 2019, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • Culham Storage Limited, Land to the north of the Culham Science Centre, Thame Lane, Clifton Hampden, OX14 3GY

    P26/S1020/DIS Submitted 1 Apr 2026 86m away

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    P26/S0702/DIS Submitted 6 Mar 2026 86m away

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  • UKAEA Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    P18/S0871/FUL Submitted 9 Mar 2018 92m away

    Demolition of current B15 Building to allow for the development of Pit Lane Facility (Use Class B1b).

    Granted Full applications Demolition 24 docs
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