Arqiva Rutherford Appleton Lab Transmitting Station EBW Division Chilton Didcot OX11 0QX

1. 5 Feb 2015

   Received by Vale of White Horse

2. 20 Mar 2015

   Decision issued: Telecommunications Development - Prior Approval Not Required

3. 29 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Vale of White Horse granted permission on 20 March 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.

Telecoms applications cover masts, antennas and cabinets, usually as prior approval cases where the council considers siting and appearance only. More in our guide to planning application types.

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

  P23/V0198/FUL Submitted 23 Jan 2023 50 yards away

  Erection of 8m mast with CCTV camera - Unit 4 (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

• R68 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Didcot Oxon OX11 0QX

  P15/V0764/FUL Submitted 31 Mar 2015 100 yards away

  Fixing an observatory dome on the existing concrete base.

  Granted Full applications 5 docs

• Building R108 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0QX

  P15/V0063/FUL Submitted 9 Jan 2015 150 yards away

  Single storey metal clad building to house helium recovery plant.

  Granted Full applications 8 docs
  Small domestic

• South Car Park, Rutherford Appleton Laboratory, Harwell Campus, OX11 0QX

  P21/V0429/FUL Submitted 10 Feb 2021 150 yards away

  Solar Photovoltaic Carport System (as amended and amplified by plans adjusting the layout received 20 April 2021, and additional supporting information (arboricultural impact, landscape and visual impact, glint / glare report, lighting scheme, car port visualisations) received 20 April 2021, and as amplified by landscape mitigation plan received 10 June 2021).

  Granted Full applications 29 docs

• R53 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0QX

  P15/V0177/FUL Submitted 29 Jan 2015 150 yards away

  Installation of 1No. GRP reinforced (fiberglass) extract flue on the front elevation of Building R53 for the discharging of low level hazardous materials under massive air dilution.

  Granted Full applications 6 docs

• Building R61 Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Harwell Sci And Innovation Campus Didcot Oxon OX11 0QX

  P10/V0442 Submitted 4 Mar 2010 150 yards away

  Erection of replacement sub-station

  Granted 7 docs

• P26/V3710/16A(28) Granted

  O/S 36A Lashford Lane Dry Sandford Abingdon OX13 6DY

  Installation of 1 x 11m medium wooden pole

  Received 21 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Telecoms
• P26/V3674/16A(28) Granted

  OS Wootton & Dry Sandford Community Centre Lamborough Hill Wootton Abingdon OX13 6DA

  Installation of 1x 9m Medium Wooden Pole

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• P26/V3673/16A(28) Granted

  OS 25A Home Close Wootton Abingdon OX13 6DB

  Installation of 1 x 9m Medium Wooden Pole

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 25 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• P26/V3594/16A(28) Granted

  Land at Joinery Display Systems Park Road Faringdon SN7 7BP

  The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of the existing 17.5m pole, to be replaced by a proposed 20m monopole supporting 9 no proposed antennas, together with the replacement of 1 no existing ground-based cabinet with 1 no proposed cabinet, internal upgrades to the existing meter cabinet and ancillary development.

  Received 17 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Telecoms
• P26/V3524/16A(28) Granted

  Abingdon Fire Station Ock Street Abingdon OX14 5DH

  The proposed development comprises the replacement of the existing 2m stub lattice tower with a 5m stub lattice tower mounted on the existing rooftop steel grillage, together with the installation of additional antennas and associated radio equipment. The proposal has been designed to utilise the existing telecommunications infrastructure and equipment compound wherever possible, avoiding the need for the establishment of a new telecommunications site.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 22 Aug 2026 Telecoms