40 East St Helen Street, Abingdon, OX14 5EB Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V4013/LB - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Restoration and repair works to front elevation wall Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Sept 2026
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Approved
16 Oct 2026

Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

49 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 40 and 42, East St Helen Street, Grade II, about 4 m from the postcode pin · 3 Grade I, 7 Grade II*, 39 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 49 with distances
Historic England ↗
Abingdon Town Centre 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.
Also on the record
Scheduled monument about 183 m away: Abingdon Bridge including Maud Hale's Bridge; Inside the Abingdon-on-Thames built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1140 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 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 2

Last sold for £550,000 in March 2022. Semi-detached house, freehold.

14 March 2022£550,000
19 December 2008£272,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area154 m² (1,658 sq ft)
Energy ratingG (1 out of 100)
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltPre-1900
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2008, 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

Application type
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
OX14 5EB
Received
8 Sept 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Listed Building Consent is Granted
Decision date
16 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 19 days faster than Vale of White Horse's median of 57 for extensions. Approved, as 97% of extensions here are.

49%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
498decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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 18 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
11 Sept 2026
Comments by
9 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
16 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 2026
Vale of White Horse
Planning Authority Score
4.5/10
Below average
#176 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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

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.