C L R C, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Adj to Building R40 Harwell Oxford OX11 0QX

1. 29 Oct 2014

   Received by Vale of White Horse

2. 11 Nov 2014

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 23 Apr 2015

   Decision issued: Planning Permission

4. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3 later applications on the register refer to this one:

• P17/V1644/DIS Granted

  Cclrc Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford DIDCOT OX11 0QX

  Discharge of Conditions(s) 8 (Tree pits) and 11 (External lighting) of Planning permission P14/V2478/FUL Erection of new support building and office with associated plant and hard standing. Relocation of existing wind farm and Term Contractor's compound.

  Decided 19 Jul 2017 Conditions
• P16/V1893/NM Decided

  Cclrc Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0QX

  Non-material amendment to planning permission P14/V2478/FUL to omit low level polycarbonate rain screen cladding below 5m, omit external roof canopy of both handling and test zones and omit external walkway canopy from car park to main entrance. Erection of new support building and office with associated plant and hard standing. Relocation of existing wind farm and Term Contractor's compound. (as amended/amplified by Landscape Visual Impact Assessment, landscape plan, Transport Assessment, travel plans, explanation of wind turbine experiment received 27 February 2015.) (as amended by site plan 13013 101B received 4 March 2015.)

  Decided 20 Sep 2016 Amendments
• P16/V1901/DIS Granted

  Cclrc Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford DIDCOT OX11 0QX

  Discharge of conditions 3 (samples), 6 (Landscape), 10 (excavated spoil) and 12 (Drainage) of planning permission P14/V2478/FUL. (As clarified by additional drainage information received 16 September 2016 and revised landscaping information received 15 February 2017) Erection of new support building and office with associated plant and hard standing. Relocation of existing wind farm and Term Contractor's compound.

  Decided 3 Mar 2017 Conditions

Vale of White Horse granted permission on 23 April 2015, 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.

• Contractors Compound RAC Fermi Avenue Harwell Sci And Innovation Campus Didcot, Oxfordshire OX11 0RA

  P11/V0478 Submitted 28 Mar 2011 100 yards away

  Situate mobile office in existing contractors compound

  Granted 11 docs

• Land east of Building R106 and north of Road Eight., Road Eight, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Chilton, OX11 0RA

  P23/V2382/FUL Submitted 20 Oct 2023 100 yards away

  The erection of cabins and associated equipment to house the Green Ammonia Research Centre.

  Granted Full applications 26 docs

• Building R105 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Campus Didcot OX11 0QX

  P26/V0209/FUL Submitted 26 Jan 2026 100 yards away

  Erection of a three-sided building (additional information received 30 March 2026)

  Granted Full applications 12 docs

• Land between Building R78 & R80 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Didcot OX11 0QX

  P14/V2602/FUL Submitted 14 Nov 2014 150 yards away

  Construction of small industrial unit for cutting and milling. Provision of drop kerb and concrete slab for storage of caged gas cylinders.

  Granted Full applications 13 docs

• Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0QX

  P23/V0202/FUL Submitted 23 Jan 2023 150 yards away

  Erection of 8m mast with CCTV camera - Unit 1 (as amplified by cabling details received 3 February 2023, and information received 8 March 2023 indicating site position for all 7 masts and providing information on the workings of the equipment)

  Granted Full applications 10 docs

• Building R40 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Sci And Innovation Campus Didcot Oxfordshire OX11 0QX

  P11/V2691 Submitted 9 Nov 2011 150 yards away

  Proposed ventilation stack to south elevation.

  Granted 9 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