Planning application
Former Didcot A Power Station Purchas Road Didcot
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Demolition of Foul Pumping Station.
As published by the council, reference P20/S0066/D
Application record
- Reference
- P20/S0066/D
- Type
- Other (Demolition Notif.)
- Status
- Permitted
- Decision
- Granted As published: Demolition Consent
- Received
- 6 Jan 2020
- Validated
- 6 Jan 2020
- Decided
- 31 Jan 2020
Site history
Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P19/S4416/RM Granted
Former Didcot A Power Station Purchas Road Didcot
Reserved Matters application following Outline approval P19/S1967/FUL for the Construction of link road and the realignment of Purchas Road.(as amended by plans and information received 23 March 2020, 15 June 2020, 18 August 2020 and 16 September 2020). (Mixed use redevelopment comprising up to 400 dwellings (C3), 110,000ms of Class B2/B8 units, 25,000m2 of Class B1 units, 13,000m2 Class A1 units (includes 1,500m2 convenience food store), 150 bed Class C1 hotel and 500m2 of Class A3/A4 pub/restaurant, including link road, related open space, landscaping and drainage infrastructure, together with reservation of land for link road and Science Bridge. Cross boundary application Vale of White Horse and South Oxfordshire. As amended by Updated EA and Master Plan213042-PL-03 Rev G.)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2020
Received by South Oxfordshire
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31 Jan 2020
Decision issued: Demolition Consent
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29 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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