Didcot Power Station Didcot Oxfordshire

1. 7 Jun 2013

   Received by Vale of White Horse

2. 17 Jun 2013

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 20 Aug 2013

   Decision issued: Planning Permission

4. 15 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Vale of White Horse granted permission on 20 August 2013, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Didcot A Power Station Sutton Courtenay Road Didcot Oxon

  P12/V1612/CIA Submitted 23 Jul 2012 100 yards away

  Certificate of Immunity

  Decided 12 docs

• Didcot Power Station, Rwe N Power Plc Didcot Power Station Didcot OX11 7HA

  P25/V1844/DIS Submitted 21 Aug 2025 200 yards away

  Discharge of Conditions 22 - Biodiversity Construction Environment Management Plan on Planning 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. (as amended by information and plans received 12 May 2023, 17 November 2023 and 11 July 2024).

  Granted Conditions 4 docs

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

  P11/V2583/SCO Submitted 1 Nov 2011 250 yards away

  EIA screening opinion

  Decided Outline 18 docs

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

  P25/V2364/DIS Submitted 3 Nov 2025 300 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

• Didcot Power Station, Rwe N Power Plc Didcot Power Station Didcot OX11 7HA

  P25/V1735/DIS Submitted 11 Aug 2025 300 yards away

  Discharge of condition 9 (Remediation of Ground Conditions) for 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 57 docs

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

  P26/V3497/DIS Submitted 11 Aug 2026 300 yards away

  Discharge of condition 11 Part A(Construction Stage Employment Plan) 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.

  Decided Conditions 5 docs

• P26/V2291/FUL Granted

  Chandler House Cumnor Road Farmoor Oxford OX2 9NS

  Retrospective planning approval for car park following planning permission ref: P24/V1619/FUL.

  Received 12 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P26/V1681/FUL Granted

  Sunningwell Cricket Club Sunningwell Abingdon OX13 6RD

  Replacement cricket pavilion including changing rooms, club room and storage.

  Received 14 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P26/V3051/FUL Granted

  Mission Hall, Main Street, East Challow, Wantage, OX12 9SN

  Change of use from Class F to mixed uses falling with Class E and Class F.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
• P26/V1504/FUL Granted

  22-26 The Clock House Ock Street Abingdon OX14 5SW

  External alterations to the building.

  Received 5 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
• P26/V0111/FUL Granted

  Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EJ

  Change of use application from agricultural land (sheep paddock) to dog exercise park. Part removal of existing fence, part installation of new fence along Conservation Area boundary, part existing fence upgrade. Unaltered access road and existing carpark.

  Received 14 Jan, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications