Land at former Didcot A Power Station, Didcot, OX11 7HA Data via plota.co.uk

P25/V2197/RM - Reserved Matters Application Approved

Proposal

Reserved Matters application for the approval of details relating to appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for a data centre campus, to include 4 no. data centre buildings, gate house and other ancillary buildings and plant, associated site access roads, boundary security fencing, CCTV and landscaping pursuant to outline planning permission P25/V2199/S73 (Variation of conditions 1 (Approved Plans) and 7 (Implementation of Foul and Surface Water Drainage) on application and partial discharge of conditions 18 (Landscape Management Plan), 21 (Landscape and Ecology Management Plan), 22 (Biodiversity Construction Environment Management Plan) and 24 (Tree Protection) on application and discharge of outline conditions 5, 16, 18, 21 and 26 in relation to RMA2 phase only. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Oct 2025
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Validated
28 Oct 2025
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Approved
17 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Associated applications 13

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
Inside the Didcot built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Application type
Reserved Matters Application
Postcode
OX11 7HA
Received
14 Oct 2025
Validated
28 Oct 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Feb 2026
Decision
Reserved Matters is Granted
Decision date
17 Feb 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Tetra Tech Consulting Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 112 days from validation, 20 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 92 for reserved matters. Approved, as 96% of reserved matters here are.

27%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
12%go to committee

Plota live figures for reserved matters decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent reserved matters in Vale of White Horse to go on. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 neutral

Last counted 11 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
31 Oct 2025
Comments by
28 Nov 2025
Statutory expiry
17 Feb 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

Vale of White Horse ranks #198 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. 51% of applications have the time limit extended, above the 41% national average. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Vale of White Horse decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
95%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #32 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #64 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #198 of 296
51%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #232 of 296
86%
Minor dwellings approved
83 decided (1-9 homes)
88%
Major dwellings approved
16 decided (10+ homes)
90%
Change of use approved
31 decided
1,015
Total decisions
51 refused in the year to March 2026