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

P25/V1952/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

Erection of a multi use games area including fencing. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Sept 2025
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Validated
17 Sept 2025
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Approved
9 Mar 2026

Approved on 9 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

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 24 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.
Also on the record
2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 152 m away: Albert Park, Abingdon; Inside the Abingdon-on-Thames built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1359 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Air quality management area about 100 m away: Abingdon AQMA.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 12 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.

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Important details

Application type
Full Application
Postcode
OX14 1DE
Received
9 Sept 2025
Validated
17 Sept 2025
Case officer
Show
Target decision
9 Mar 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
9 Mar 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 173 days from validation, 87 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 86 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.

30%decided within 8 weeks
91%approved
194decided in the last year

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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 12 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Sept 2025
Comments by
22 Oct 2025
Statutory expiry
9 Mar 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