Planning application
Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, Diamond House, Road Thirteen, Didcot, OX11 0DE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Erection of a building to accommodate a data centre with external plant, associated acoustic barrier and boundary fencing.(as amplified by the amended documents submitted in June 2024).
As published by the council, reference P24/V1033/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P24/V1033/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Planning Permission is Granted
- Received
- 7 May 2024
- Validated
- 7 May 2024
- Decided
- 24 Oct 2024
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- OX11 0DE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Vale of White Horse register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P26/V0725/DIS Granted
Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, Diamond House Road Thirteen, Didcot, OX11 0DE
Discharge of condition 3(Lighting Strategy) on application ref. P24/V1033/FUL Erection of a building to accommodate a data centre with external plant, associated acoustic barrier and boundary fencing.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 May 2024
Received by Vale of White Horse
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24 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Planning Permission is Granted
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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P26/V0725/DIS Granted
Harwell Science And Innovation Campus, Diamond House Road Thirteen, Didcot, OX11 0DE
Discharge of condition 3(Lighting Strategy) on application ref. P24/V1033/FUL Erection of a building to accommodate a data centre with external plant, associated acoustic barrier and boundary fencing.
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P25/V2668/DIS Granted
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Diamond House Road Chilton OX11 0DE
Discharge of General Biodiversity Gain (BNG) condition on application ref. P24/V1033/FUL Erection of a building to accommodate a data centre with external plant, associated acoustic barrier and boundary fencing.
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P25/V1890/DIS Refused
Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Diamond House Road Chilton OX11 0DE
Discharge of General Biodiversity Gain (BNG) condition on application ref. P24/V1033/FUL Erection of a building to accommodate a data centre with external plant, associated acoustic barrier and boundary fencing. (Amended information received 22 October 2025)
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P25/V1887/NM Decided
Land west of Diamond Diamond House Road Rutherford Appleton Laboratory Chilton OX11 0DE
Non-material amendment to planning permission P24/V1033/FUL-increase in the height of the ridge, changes to internal layout, external stairs repositioned, entrance moved and new canopy and drainage scheme amended. Erection of a building to accommodate a data centre with external plant, associated acoustic barrier and boundary fencing
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
63 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Vale of White Horse granted permission on 24 October 2024, 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.
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