Building 150 Thomson Avenue Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0GD

1. 4 Aug 2026

   Received by Vale of White Horse

2. 9 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 23 Sep 2026

   Status changed to Under Consideration

   Previously Consultation Period.

4. 25 Sep 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Refused

Vale of White Horse refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Land North of Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0GD

  P22/V2820/NM Submitted 28 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to application P22/V0930/FUL. To amend the triggers for Conditions 3 and 4 so works can proceed in December. Drainage related works are not programmed until late January 2023. (Erection of a decked car park and travel hub with associated landscaping).

  Withdrawn Amendments 3 docs

• Land south of Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0GD

  P20/V2506/NM Submitted 29 Sep 2020 50 yards away

  Non material amendment to application ref. P20/V0806/FUL - changes to building elevations and the hard and soft landscaping Erection of a Class B1 employment building, with landscaped quad and car parking.

  Decided Amendments 13 docs

• Land south of Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Campus, Didcot, OX11 0GD

  P21/V1623/DIS Submitted 1 Jun 2021 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 8 (EV charging points) on planning application P20/V0806/FUL (Erection of a Class B1 employment building, with landscaped quad and car parking.)

  Granted Conditions 5 docs

• Land Adjacent to Existing Security Guard Office Fourteenth Street Didcot OX11 0GD

  P25/V2766/DIS Submitted 17 Dec 2025 50 yards away

  Discharge of General Biodiversity Gain (BNG) condition on application ref. P25/V1739/FUL (as amended by document received 16 January 2026) 2no. portacabins to provide welfare facilities, with associated works

  Granted Conditions 11 docs

• Land North of Rutherford Avenue, Harwell Campus, OX11 0GD

  P22/V3001/DIS Submitted 21 Dec 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 9 (Ecological Enhancements) on planning application P22/V0930/FUL Erection of a decked car park and travel hub with associated landscaping.

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Hq Building, H E Space Thomson Avenue Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0GD

  P26/V3241/14J Submitted 28 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Prior approval for the installation of 508 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated inverter equipment.

  Decided Prior approval 6 docs

• P26/V3243/14J Granted

  Zeta Thomson Avenue Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0GD

  Prior approval for the installation of 426 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated inverter equipment.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P26/V3705/1A Withdrawn

  165 Southern Bypass Oxford OX2 0LN

  Single storey rear extension. Depth: 5.00m Height: 3.90m Height to eaves: 2.45m

  Received 24 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P26/V4136/3Qb Decided

  Farmyard and Knighton Farm Compton Beauchamp Knighton SN6 8NN

  Change of use of an agricultural building to Class C3 (dwellinghouses), including partial demolition and conversion into five dwellinghouses, including restoration of a derelict agricultural building used for storage of vehicles and equipment for ancillary use as carport.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 23 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P26/V3028/1A Granted

  Heverlee Hinksey Hill Oxford OX1 5BE

  Two single storey rear extensions (including removal of the existing rear conservatory), and a single storey side extension extending beyond the rear wall of the property. An existing extension to the side of the original house footprint is to be demolished to enable this side extension to connect to an original side wall. Depth: 8.00m Height: 4.00m Height to Eaves: 2.97m

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 2 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P26/V3242/14J Decided

  Quad 2 Rutherford Avenue Harwell Oxford Didcot OX11 0DF

  Prior approval for the installation of 153 roof-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated inverter equipment.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 9 Aug 2026 Prior approval