Kingston Road, Frilford, Abingdon, OX13 5NX Data via plota.co.uk

P26/V1439/S73 - Variation or Removal of Planning Condition Approved

Proposal

Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) on application - to extend the period of time for the siting of the temporary changing room for an additional 5 years. Relocation of existing temporary classroom from the main Abingdon Preparatory School site to the playing fields on the south side of Kingston Road (A415) to be used as changing rooms for a temporary period of 5 years. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 May 2026
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Approved
28 Jul 2026

Approved on 28 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

Agricultural Land Classification
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Agricultural Land Classification: GRADE_2 | District Boundaries VALE | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Types 8 | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Faringdon to Frilford Ridge Slope | Landscape Character Assessment 2024 Areas Frilford to Sandford Ridge Slope | BAP Priority Habitat multisurface 0200999_APR2022Council record
Recorded by the council for this site.
Council site ↗
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 269 m away: Frilford Heath, Ponds and Fens SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Frilford built-up area; National infrastructure project about 1217 m away: White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option), at pre-application; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
Variation or Removal of Planning Condition
Postcode
OX13 5NX
Received
1 May 2026
Validated
1 May 2026
Case officer
Show
Target decision
29 Jul 2026
Decision
Planning Permission is Granted
Decision date
28 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Carter Jonas LLP

How this decision compares

Decided in 88 days from validation, 32 days slower than Vale of White Horse's median of 56 for amendments. Approved, as 86% of amendments here are.

57%decided within 8 weeks
86%approved
102decided in the last year

Plota live figures for amendments 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 6 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Consultation
22 Jun 2026
Comments by
22 Jul 2026
Site or press notice
1 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
29 Jul 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