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Land at Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

Decided South Oxfordshire P21/S3898/SCR Other (Screening Opinion)

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

Proposal

Request for a Screening Opinion for proposed Fusion Demonstration Plant.

As published by the council, reference P21/S3898/SCR

Application record

Reference
P21/S3898/SCR
Type
Other (Screening Opinion)
Status
Permitted
Decision
EIA not required
Received
9 Sep 2021
Validated
9 Sep 2021
Decided
20 Dec 2021
Postcode
OX14 3DB

Site history

Applications at this address on the South Oxfordshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2021: 1 approved, 2 refused.

  • P26/S2037/DIS Refused

    Land at Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Discharge of Condtion 2 (Archaeology - Written Scheme of Invesitagtion Reporting) of planning application P24/S2784/FUL. Installation of six ring main units and associated utilities and ducting. (as amended by tree, archaeological and ecological information and revised location plan received 20 December 2024).

    Decided 15 Jul 2026 Conditions
  • P26/S0429/DIS Granted

    Land at Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Discharge of General Biodiversity Gain Condition on P24/S2784/FUL. Installation of six ring main units and associated utilities and ducting

    Decided 7 Apr 2026 Conditions
  • P25/S3327/DIS Refused

    Land at Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    Discharge of condition (General Biodiversity Gain Condition) on application ref P24/S2784/FUL (Installation of six ring main units and associated utilities and ducting.)

    Decided 18 Nov 2025 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2021

    Received by South Oxfordshire

  2. 20 Dec 2021

    Decision issued: EIA not required

  3. 12 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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About outline applications

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Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land at Culham Science Centre Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    P17/S1925/FUL Submitted 27 Apr 2017 33m away

    Erection of a temporary welfare facility.

    Granted Full applications 9 docs
  • Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

    P21/S2639/FUL Submitted 8 Jun 2021 138m away

    Construction of a temporary storage building with workshop and associated welfare facilities.

    Granted Full applications 8 docs
  • Culham Science Centre Culham OX14 3GY

    P16/S1738/SCR Submitted 12 May 2016 249m away

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

    Decided Outline 3 docs
  • Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    P21/S0052/FUL Submitted 4 Jan 2021 260m away

    Erection of Class B2 development comprising a Rig Hall, ancillary office accommodation and parking. (As amplified by Statement of Community Involvement received 26 January 2021 and Archaeological Desk Based Assessment dated February 2021 and amended and additional Information received 17 November 2021 and 14 July 2022 with landscape and ecological information)

    Withdrawn Full applications 76 docs
    Major scheme
  • UK A E A Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    P16/S2368/FUL Submitted 11 Jul 2016 285m away

    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.

    Granted Full applications Extension 65 docs
    Major scheme
  • JET Culham Science Centre near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB

    P19/S4266/FUL Submitted 21 Nov 2019 286m away

    Variation of conditions 1 and 2 - to extend the life of the temporary permission (erection of building for storage of equipment) until 31 December 2036 - on application ref. P14/S4044/FUL.

    Granted Full applications 7 docs

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