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

    P17/S1925/FUL Submitted 27 Apr 2017 50 yards away

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  • Culham Science Centre, near Clifton Hampden, OX14 3DB

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    P15/S0081/CM Submitted 12 Jan 2015 250 yards away

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    Granted Other 1 doc
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