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Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

Granted Vale of White Horse P12/V2373/FUL Major (Full Application)

Works: Demolition Major scheme

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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park, including alterations to the points of ingress and egress.

As published by the council, reference P12/V2373/FUL

Application record

Reference
P12/V2373/FUL
Type
Major (Full Application)
Status
Permitted
Decision
Granted As published: Planning Permission
Received
12 Nov 2012
Validated
13 Nov 2012
Decided
24 Jan 2013
Postcode
OX14 1DE

Site history

Applications at this address on the Vale of White Horse register

This site has had 9 applications since 2010: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • P15/V3201/TCA Decided

    Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1DE

    2 x Irish Yews 1 x Holm Oak G1 - 2 x Iish Yews - trees are of poor structure and have remained efoliated and weak for several years. The school wishes to remove to ground level and replant. T2 - Holm Oak - Crown lift to 8ft and thin crown by 25%. Remarks:

    Decided 2 Oct 2015 Trees
  • P14/V3042/TCA Decided

    Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1DE

    T1 - Plane tree T2 - Lombardy Poplar T3 - Lombardy Poplar T4 - Box Elder T5 - Sycamore T6 - Lime T7 - Lime G8 - Lime trees Following Abingdon School's annual tree survey, a number of trees were identified as requiring removal or reduction, not on safety grounds, but looking long term with regard to the continuity and future of the treescape at the school. T1 - Reduce height of mature Plane tree (reduced laterally April 2014) by approximately 5m and thin top of crown to balance - tree dispropotionately tall in relation to crown width now. Location: Upper field T2 - Remove to ground level semi-mature Lomardy Poplar - tree growing in unsuitable location. Location: Lower field. T3 - Remove to ground level semi-mature Lombardy Poplar - tree growing in unsuitable location. Location: Lower field. T4 - Remove to ground level Box Elder (heavily supressed and disfigured by Sycamore adjacent). Location: Lower field. T5 - Crown lift Sycamore to balance lower crown. Location: Lower field. T6 - Multi-stemmed Lime: Remove all sub-dominant stems (approx 5) to ground level, leaving 1 dominant stem. Prune to shape if required. Location: Lacy's Court Garden. T7 - Multi-stemmed Lime: Remove all sub-dominant stems (approx 5) to ground level, leaving 1 dominant stem. Prune to shape if required. Location: Lacy's Court Garden. G8 - Crown lift 7 Lime trees growing through hedge on War Memorial Playing Field/Faringdon Road boundary. Prune crowns to shape where required. Location: War Memorial Field. Remarks:

    Decided 4 Sep 2014 Trees
  • P14/V1704/DIS Granted

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Discharge conditions 3 (internal and external boundaries), 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 11 (Surface water and foul water drainage) of planning permission P12/V2373/FUL. Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park.

    Decided 24 Feb 2015 Conditions
  • P14/V1022/NM Decided

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park, including alterations to the points of ingress and egress.(Non-material amendment to P12/V2373/FUL)

    Decided 11 Jun 2014 Amendments
  • P14/V2970/TCA Decided

    Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, Oxon, OX14 1DE

    T1 - London Plane T2 - London Plane T3 - Holm Oak T1 - London Plane - reduce lateral crown spread by approximately 4m around perimeter of canopy to reduce interference with adjacent less vigorous trees (sub-dominant Yew and dominant Redwood). T2 - London Plane - reduce lateral crown spread (not height) of tree by approximately 4m around perimeter of canopy to reduce extension of crown over Park Road and playing fields, (crown spread is becoming excessive for its situation). T3 - Holm Oak - remove (poor specimen) and other better specimen nearby. Remarks:

    Decided 9 May 2014 Trees
  • P12/V2374/CA Granted

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre).

    Decided 24 Jan 2013 Heritage and listed buildings
  • P10/V1171 Withdrawn

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Upgrading works to driveway to Sports Centre and associated car parking and landscape works.

    Decided 28 Apr 2011
  • P10/V0652 Granted

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Erection of a temporary building to provide two science labs/classrooms, preparation room and lobby, for a period of five years.

    Decided 17 Jun 2010

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Nov 2012

    Received by Vale of White Horse

  2. 13 Nov 2012

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Jan 2013

    Decision issued: Planning Permission

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • P15/V1463/DIS Granted

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DE

    Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park, including alterations to the points of ingress and egress. Discharge of conditions 3, 4, 5 and 7 of P12/V2373/FUL (as amended by additional information received on 21 July 2015).

    Decided 11 Aug 2015 Conditions
  • P15/V1247/DIS Granted

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DE

    Discharge condition 10 (travel plan) of planning permission P12/V2373/FUL. Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey science centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park, including alterations to the points of ingress and egress.

    Decided 8 Jul 2015 Conditions
  • P14/V1704/DIS Granted

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Discharge conditions 3 (internal and external boundaries), 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 11 (Surface water and foul water drainage) of planning permission P12/V2373/FUL. Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park.

    Decided 24 Feb 2015 Conditions
  • P14/V1022/NM Decided

    Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park, including alterations to the points of ingress and egress.(Non-material amendment to P12/V2373/FUL)

    Decided 11 Jun 2014 Amendments

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

77 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Vale of White Horse granted permission on 24 January 2013, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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Nearby applications

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  • Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    P14/V1704/DIS Submitted 23 Jul 2014 50 yards away

    Discharge conditions 3 (internal and external boundaries), 8 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) and 11 (Surface water and foul water drainage) of planning permission P12/V2373/FUL. Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park.

    Granted Conditions Demolition 13 docs
  • Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    P12/V2374/CA Submitted 12 Nov 2012 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre).

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 37 docs
  • Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon OX14 1DE

    P15/V1502/FUL Submitted 23 Jun 2015 50 yards away

    Temporary siting of Faringdon Lodge, a single storey modular building, to provide an estates management office for period of three years.

    Granted Full applications 10 docs
    Small domestic
  • Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxon OX14 1DE

    P14/V1022/NM Submitted 6 May 2014 50 yards away

    Demolition of existing school building (Medical Centre). Erection of a three storey Science Centre and the reconfiguration of the existing coach park, including alterations to the points of ingress and egress.(Non-material amendment to P12/V2373/FUL)

    Decided Amendments Demolition 8 docs
    Major scheme
  • Abingdon School Park Road Abingdon Oxfordshire OX14 1DE

    P11/V0526 Submitted 30 Mar 2011 50 yards away

    Provision of 2 artificial surface sports pitches with surrounding fence enclosures and lighting columns on War Memorial field. Regrading of Waste Court field to provide central cricket square and rugby pitches to either side.

    Refused Full applications 72 docs
    Major scheme
  • Abingdon School, Park Road, Abingdon, OX14 1DE

    P23/V0683/FUL Submitted 21 Mar 2023 50 yards away

    Solar array of 141 solar panels to be mounted to the roof of the existing Yang Building on the Abingdon school campus.

    Granted Full applications 15 docs

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    Received 12 Jun, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 14 May, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications
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    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Full applications
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    22-26 The Clock House Ock Street Abingdon OX14 5SW

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    Charney Manor, Charney Bassett, Wantage, OX12 0EJ

    Change of use application from agricultural land (sheep paddock) to dog exercise park. Part removal of existing fence, part installation of new fence along Conservation Area boundary, part existing fence upgrade. Unaltered access road and existing carpark.

    Received 14 Jan, published by the council 29 Jul 2026 Full applications