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

P26/V3497/DIS - Discharge Conditions Consultation Period

Proposal

Discharge of condition 11 Part A(Construction Stage Employment Plan) on application ref. Hybrid application comprising: 1. Outline planning permission for the erection of up to 197,000m2 Use Class B8 data centre development with ancillary Use Class E office space, together with associated groundworks, utilities, infrastructure, engineering and enabling works. Matters relating to appearance, landscaping, drainage, layout and scale of the development areas reserved for subsequent approval; and 2. Full planning permission for the construction of new and improved site access, new access roads, hard & soft landscaping, creation of SUDS and all associated infrastructure and engineering works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✗
Appeal dismissed
21 Jul 2026
✓
Received
11 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 6 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 9 Sept 2026.

Associated applications 6

Site constraints 2

Agricultural Land Classification
Agricultural Land Classification: URBAN | Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_4 | District Boundaries VALE | Flood Zone 2 8389 | Flood Zone 2 8392 | Flood Zone 2 9108 | Flood Zone 3 932 | Flood Zone 3 933 | Flood Zone 3 995 | Flood Zone 3 934 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 260 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 263 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 264 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 265 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 266 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 268 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 269 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 271 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 273 | Flood Zone Functional Floodplain 275 | HSE Hazardous Substances Consent 04 | HSE Hazardous Substances Consent H3053 | HSE Hazardous Substances Consent H4151 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 13 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Abingdon-Didcot Lower Vale | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0200050_APR2022 | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0200105_APR2022 | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0202010_APR2022 | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0200187_APR2022 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 168 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 159 | Environmental Protection Previous Land Use 0451Council record
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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

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Important details

Application type
Discharge Conditions
Postcode
OX11 7HA
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Oct 2026
Appeal
Dismissed · 21 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6007379 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
Tetra Tech Consulting Ltd

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Aug 2026
Comments by
9 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
6 Oct 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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