Almost 400 more homes are set to be built at Valley Park in Didcot after planning consent was granted for the latest phase of the major development.
Persimmon Homes Wessex has secured permission for 306 homes, while a further 91 will be delivered by its sister company, Charles Church. Of the 397 homes, 109 will be reserved for a local housing association.
The latest phase forms part of the wider Valley Park development, which has outline planning permission for up to 4,254 homes. The scheme, to the west of Great Western Park, is also planned to include two primary schools, a special educational needs school, local centres, sports facilities and community infrastructure.
The new homes will include electric vehicle charging points, while the phase will also provide cycle parking and public open space.
Valley Park is being developed across a number of phases by Persimmon, Charles Church, Taylor Wimpey and other consortium partners. The district council says the overall development has a minimum requirement of 35 per cent affordable housing, with a Section 106 agreement providing for infrastructure including roads, footways and cycleways, education and public transport.
Construction is already under way elsewhere on the site. Oxfordshire County Council says the new Valley Park primary school is expected to open in September 2027, serving the needs created by recent and planned housing growth.
The latest consent follows earlier reserved-matters approvals for individual phases of the development. The first Persimmon phase, for example, comprised 172 homes and associated infrastructure and landscaping.
Persimmon Homes Wessex managing director Seb Spiller said the company was pleased to have secured consent for the latest phase and said the wider development was contributing to housing, employment, education, sports and community facilities in Didcot.
Once complete, Valley Park is expected to form a substantial new neighbourhood on the western edge of Didcot, with the housing development accompanied by new schools, community facilities, sports provision and open space.
