Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4283/TCA - Works to trees in CA Under Consideration

Proposal

242 - Ash - Crown raise to 4.5m and clear 1.5m from church boundary 243 - Norway Maple - Crown raise to 4.5m and clear 1.5m from church boundary 244 - Crimson King Maple - Crown raise to 4.5m and clear 1.5m from church boundary 245 - Ash - Crown raise to 4.5m and clear 1.5m from church boundary 246 - Norway Maple - Crown raise to 4.5m and clear 1.5m from church boundary 247 - Mulberry - Crown raise to 4.5m and clear 1.5m from church boundary Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 4 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Oct 2026, from Vale of White Horse's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 4

Abingdon - Albert Park Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Public footpath about 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Registered park or garden about 86 m away: Albert Park, Abingdon
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Abingdon-on-Thames built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 29 September 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. 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
Works to trees in CA
Postcode
OX14 1DE
Received
23 Sept 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
4 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Abingdon School

Decision outlook

Day 11 of the 56-day target. Vale of White Horse usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 18.

Day 1145 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
223decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 29 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
4 Nov 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