8 High Street, Abingdon, OX14 5DZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Full planning permission for the conversion of the existing office space (Class E) to residential (Class C3) and the erection of a single storey roof extension including the insertion of 3no. front dormer windows, ground floor infill extension, first floor infill to lightwell and new skylights to existing flat roof to provide x4 self-contained flats with associated cycle parking and refuse arrangements. (as amended by plans received 2 September) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 15 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Documents 1
Application forms 1
Associated applications 2
- Full planning permission for the conversion of the existing office space (Class E) to residential (Class C3) and the erection…
Conditions details submitted for 3
Site constraints 7
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- 18 m10, High StreetGrade II
- 19 m6 and 8, High StreetGrade II
- 20 m8 and 10, Lombard StreetGrade II
- 20 m6, Lombard StreetGrade II
- 22 m12, High StreetGrade II
- 25 m12, 14 and 14a, Lombard StreetGrade II
- 26 m14, High StreetGrade II
- 26 m4, High StreetGrade II
- 30 m16, High StreetGrade II
- 31 mLombard HouseGrade II
- 34 m16 and 18, Lombard StreetGrade II
- 35 m2, High StreetGrade II
- 36 m4, West St Helen StreetGrade II
- 36 m7, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 37 m18, High StreetGrade II
- 38 m2, West St Helen StreetGrade II
- 39 m20 and 20a, Lombard StreetGrade II
- 40 m5, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 43 m17 and 17a, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 44 m13, High StreetGrade II
- 44 m7 and 9, High StreetGrade II
- 44 m9, Market PlaceGrade II
- 44 m8, Market PlaceGrade II
- 45 m11, High StreetGrade II
- 46 mFormer Lion Public HouseGrade II
- 47 m3, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 49 m7, Market PlaceGrade II
- 50 m5, High StreetGrade II
- 50 m19, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 52 m1a and 3, High StreetGrade II
- 54 mPunch Bowl Public HouseGrade II
- 56 m20, High StreetGrade II
- 58 m21, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 59 m1, High StreetGrade II
- 59 m18, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 60 m8, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 61 m23, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 61 mWall and Gate Piers to Stables at Number 20Grade II*
- 62 m6, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 63 mBell Hotel and Kings HeadGrade II
- 64 m25, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 66 m2 and 4, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 69 mCounty Hall and Market HouseGrade I
- 70 m27, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 72 m24, High StreetGrade II
- 72 m5, Market PlaceGrade II
- 72 mStables to Number 20 Including Cobbled YardGrade II*
- 74 m23, High StreetGrade II
- 74 mRailings to Number 20Grade II*
- 74 m27a, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 75 m17, West St Helen StreetGrade II
- 77 mTwickenham HouseGrade II*
- 79 m26, High StreetGrade II
- 79 m19 and 21, West St Helen StreetGrade II
- 79 m29, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 85 m22, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 86 m28, High StreetGrade II
- 89 m31 and 33, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 89 m24, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 91 mThe Grapes InnGrade II
- 92 m23, West St Helen StreetGrade II
- 97 m26 and 26a, East St Helen StreetGrade II*
- 98 mThe StudioGrade II
- 99 m35, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 102 m5 and 7, Bridge StreetGrade II
- 103 m6, the SquareGrade II
- 106 m5, the SquareGrade II
- 106 mFormer Queen's HotelGrade II
- 108 m28, East St Helen StreetGrade II*
- 109 m4, the SquareGrade II
- 110 m2-8, STERT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 111 mNos. 11-15, BRIDGE STREETGrade II
- 112 m2-8, STERT STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 113 m15, Market PlaceGrade II
- 115 mBlue Boar Public HouseGrade II
- 115 m17 AND 18, MARKET PLACE (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 117 m8 and 9, Turnagain LaneGrade II
- 117 m17 AND 17A, BRIDGE STREET (See details for further address information)Grade II
- 118 m16, Market PlaceGrade II
- 118 mUnnamed
- 118 m43 and 45, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 119 mAbingdon-on-Thames War MemorialGrade II
- 121 m10, Stert StreetGrade II
- 123 m48 and 50, West St Helen StreetGrade II
- 123 mGarden Wall to Number 30Grade II
- 127 m3-7, Bath StreetGrade II
- 128 m47 and 49, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 129 m2 and 4, Ock StreetGrade II
- 130 mPolice StationGrade II
- 131 m14-18, Stert StreetGrade II
- 132 m3, Stert StreetGrade II
- 134 m5 and 7, Stert StreetGrade II
- 134 mBorough Buildings Including Guildhall, Roysse's School and Gateway at West End of GuildhallGrade II
- 134 mRoysses CourtGrade II
- 135 m9 and 11, Bath StreetGrade II
- 135 mSt Nicolas' ChurchGrade I
- 135 m30, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 136 m6, Ock StreetGrade II
- 136 m20, Stert StreetGrade II
- 137 m8, Bath StreetGrade II
- 137 mGate Piers to Number 32Grade II
- 139 m2, the SquareGrade II
- 139 mAbbey GateGrade I
- 140 m51-55, East St Helen StreetGrade II
- 143 m13 and 15, Bath StreetGrade II
- 143 mCobbled Courtyard at the Crown and Thistle HotelGrade II
- 145 mThe Crown and Thistle HotelGrade II
- 146 mNortherley Section of Numbers 22 and 24Grade II
- 148 mCongregational ChapelGrade II
- 149 m8, Ock StreetGrade II
- 150 mThe Old GaolGrade II
Checked on 15 October 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, the Planning Inspectorate 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £800,000 in April 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in January 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Vale of White Horse
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- OX14 5DZ
- Received
- 9 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2025
- Target decision
- 17 Oct 2025
- Decision
- Planning Permission is Granted
- Decision date
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- UPP Architects + Town Planners
- Freehold owner
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How this decision compares
Decided in 98 days from validation, 12 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 86 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Vale of White Horse in the last twelve months, from validation. Vale of White Horse decision record →
Public comments
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Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 25 Jul 2025
- Comments by
- 19 Sept 2025
- Statutory expiry
- 17 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
39 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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