The data centre buildings will contain data halls, associated electrical and Air Handling Unit (AHU) plant rooms, loading bay, maintenance and storage space, office administration areas and screened plant at roof level, emergency generators, emission stacks and diesel tanks.
Also included are an electrical switch room, a water sprinkler pump room and storage tanks, a gatehouse/security building, MV substation, site access, internal access roads, drainage infrastructure, and hard and soft landscaping.
The details of appearance, along with hard landscaping around the building, as amended by plans and documents submitted in May 2021, will be reserved.
The proposed site cuts across the boundaries of both South Oxfordshire District Council and Vale of White Horse District Council. Comprising approximately 16ha (and part of the former Didcot A power station site), it lies between Milton Park and the western edge of Didcot. 9.3ha of the site lies within South Oxfordshire, with the remainder 6.74ha within the Vale of White Horse.
It sits within the Didcot and Sutton Courtenay parish, who object to the proposal – citing concerns over the landscaping not protecting against intrusion from light pollution, noise, and motion and not adequately promoting the use of public transport, cycling and walking.
