Didcot Power Station A Sutton Courtenay Road Sutton Courtenay Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 4TE

1. 1 Nov 2011

   Received by Vale of White Horse

2. 9 Feb 2012

   Decision issued: Responded

3. 25 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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  P12/V1612/CIA Submitted 23 Jul 2012 150 yards away

  Certificate of Immunity

  Decided 12 docs

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  P13/V1285/FUL Submitted 7 Jun 2013 250 yards away

  Planning permission for the siting of a single storey portacabin for use as an office associated with the operation of the Open Cycle Gas Turbine at Didcot Power Station.

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  Variation of conditions 1 (Approved Plans) and 7 (Implementation of Foul and Surface Water Drainage) on application P22/V1857/O and partial discharge of conditions 18 (Landscape Management Plan), 21 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan), 22 (Biodiversity Construction Environment Management Plan) and 24 (Tree Protection) on application P22/V1857/O. (Hybrid application comprising: 1. Outline planning permission for the erection of up to 197,000m2 Use Class B8 data centre development with ancillary Use Class E office space, together with associated groundworks, utilities, infrastructure, engineering and enabling works. Matters relating to appearance, landscaping, drainage, layout and scale of the development areas reserved for subsequent approval; and 2. Full planning permission for the construction of new and improved site access, new access roads, hard & soft landscaping, creation of SUDS and all associated infrastructure and engineering works.)

  Granted Amendments Trees 41 docs
  Major scheme

• Land at former Didcot A Power Station Didcot OX11 7HA

  P25/V2364/DIS Submitted 3 Nov 2025 350 yards away

  Discharge of condition 16 (Approval of External Materials and Lighting for roads and footpaths) on application ref. P22/V1857/O. (Hybrid application comprising: 1. Outline planning permission for the erection of up to 197,000m2 Use Class B8 data centre development with ancillary Use Class E office space, together with associated groundworks, utilities, infrastructure, engineering and enabling works. Matters relating to appearance, landscaping, drainage, layout and scale of the development areas reserved for subsequent approval; and 2. Full planning permission for the construction of new and improved site access, new access roads, hard & soft landscaping, creation of SUDS and all associated infrastructure and engineering works.)

  Granted Conditions 7 docs

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  P25/V1735/DIS Submitted 11 Aug 2025 350 yards away

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  Granted Conditions 57 docs

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  Outline: The erection of up to 42 residential dwellings, together with the associated vehicular and pedestrian access, landscaping and public open space, with all matters reserved except for access.

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• P26/V2692/O Decided

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  Outline planning application for the erection of up to 100 dwellings (including 40% affordable housing) with public open space, landscaping, sustainable drainage system (SuDs) and a vehicle access point. All matters reserved apart from access.

  Received 1 Jul, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Outline