Planning application
P26/S2298/CM
Culham Wastewater Treatment Works, Culham, Oxfordshire OX14 3DD
Proposal
Screening Opinion for Thames Water, for: Proposed works to a total of 15.500m2 of land at Culham Sewage Treatment Works including the change of use of 5150m2 of land adjacent to the existing sewage treatment works. Installation of infrastructure on the proposed additional land including a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor (MBBR) and a gantry above the inlet screen structure at approximately 6-7m above ground level located adjacent to an existing tank of the same height. The treated Flow to Full Treatment (FtFT) increase from 31l/s to 80l/s and total flow to site increase from 150l/s to 211l/s. Clearance of vegetation across both the existing site and proposed extension area to facilitate development (approx. 8,650m2 in total) of which 4000m2 will be lost permanently. Erection of temporary welfare compound to the east of the adjacent land to be removed on the completion of the development. (This area is not within the existing Thames Water Operational site however, the Applicant considers that it falls within the definition of permitted development under Schedule 2, Part 4, Class A of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015
As published by the council, reference P26/S2298/CM
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
29 May 2026
Received by South Oxfordshire
-
15 Jul 2026
Decision issued: EIA not required
-
29 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About other applications
How this application type works
This application sits outside the common categories, which can include county matters such as minerals and waste, works by statutory undertakers, demolition notifications and other less frequent procedures. The council record linked below sets out the specific procedure that applies, and the description above is taken directly from the published register.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
P26/S2454/FUL Decided
Building B24 Culham Campus Abingdon OX14 3DB
Proposed new external storage compound
-
P24/S3363/DIS Decided
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).
-
P20/S0018/DIS Decided
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.
-
P26/S2823/S73 Decided
Building J26 United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Culham Campus Abingdon OX14 3DB
Variation of Condition 2(expiry) of P21/S2639/FUL to retain and extend the operation of building J23 as office space Construction of a temporary storage building with workshop and associated welfare facilities.
-
P19/S1053/DIS Decided
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.
-
P19/S1054/FUL Decided
LAND EAST OF D1 CULHAM SCIENCE CENTRE near Clifton Hampden OX14 3DB
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) of planning permission P18/S3950/FUL, to replace some of the approved plans with M71400005- 1, M71400005- 2, and M71400005- 3. Erection of plant including tanks, compressor, oil recovery system and chiller plant.
Other other applications
In South Oxfordshire
-
P26/S2355/OH Granted
The Cottage The Copse Mill Lane Kidmore End Reading RG4 9HA
Installaton of a new underground Low Voltage (LV) cable
-
P26/S2338/CM Decided
The Railway Inn, Station Road, Culham, Abingdon, OX14 3BT
Details Pursuant for Oxfordshire County Council for: Details pursuant to Condition No. 5 – topographical plans for the Didcot to Culham River Crossing section of the development (partial discharge) of planning permission no. R3.0138/21 at A linear site comprising a corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden including part of the A4130 east of the A34 Milton Interchange, land between Didcot and the former Didcot A Power Station and the Great Western Mainline, land to the north of Didcot where it crosses a private railway sidings and the River Thames to the west of Appleford-on-Thames before joining the A415 west of Culham Station, land to the south of Culham Science Centre through to a connection with the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden
-
P26/S2430/CM Decided
Premier Inn, Section Of A4130 Between Milton Interchange And New Farm, Milton, Abingdon, OX14 4TX
Details Pursuant for Oxfordshire County Council , OX1 1ND for: Details pursuant to Condition 24 (Carbon Management Plan) of planning permission no. (R3.0138/21) at A linear site comprising a corridor between the A34 Milton Interchange and the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden including part of the A4130 east of the A34 Milton Interchange, land between Didcot and the former Didcot A Power Station and the Great Western Mainline, land to the north of Didcot where it crosses a private railway sidings and the River Thames to the west of Appleford-on-Thames before joining the A415 west of Culham Station, land to the south of Culham Science Centre through to a connection with the B4015 north of Clifton Hampden
-
P26/S2433/CM Decided
Sewage Treatment Works Sandford-on-thames Oxford OX4 4XU
Details pursuant to Condition 6 (Construction Environmental Management Plan) of planning permission no. MW.0002/26
-
P26/S2869/CM Decided
Sewage Treatment Works Sandford-on-Thames Oxford OX4 4XU
Development of new blower house and sludge processing buildings, a temporary vehicular access from Grenoble Road, and a landscape bund