Abingdon council news
Abingdon council news, newest first: decisions, budgets, council tax, bins and services, each linked to the council's own papers.
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Abingdon CCTV Hub Opens: Police Now Watch Vale Cameras
Oxfordshire's town-centre CCTV is now watched from one control room at Abingdon Police Station. Thames Valley Police owns the Vale's cameras and runs the hub.
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Wantage
Wantage Padel Courts: £256,526 Grant Goes to Cabinet Friday
Wantage Lawn Tennis Club could build the area's first padel courts and a pickleball court with £256,526 of developer money. Vale Cabinet decides on Friday.
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Vale Council Budget 2027/28: Service Cuts May Be Needed
With the merger paused, the Vale may have to set budgets it expected to leave to a successor. Its reserves plan overshoots its own limit by £754,000 next year.
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Appleton and Besselsleigh Parish Merger Approved by the Vale
Approved: Besselsleigh gets its first parish councillor in a council shared with Appleton, and Ferrers Green moves into Kingston Bagpuize parish for May 2027.
Planning
Vale Planning Call-In Ends 31 Oct: 7-Day Rule Approved
Approved: from 31 October a Vale councillor gets seven days after consultation closes to ask for a committee hearing, and two people decide. How it works.
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Vale Memorial Bench Plan: £762.50 Bench, Trees From £25
A memorial bench on Vale council land would cost £762.50 plus VAT and fitting, a tree £25 to £300, under rules the Cabinet decides on Friday 18 September.
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Vale Land Charges Backlog Down to 40 Searches
Searches holding up Vale house sales fell from 205 outstanding on 13 July to 40 on 27 August. A council report calls the disruption unacceptable.
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Council Advice Stall on Abingdon Market, 7 September
Vale council officers will be on Abingdon Market from 8am to 3pm on Monday 7 September, with help on bins, disability grants and low-cost activities.
Planning
Vale planning committee to lose most cases from 31 October
Around three quarters of the cases Vale councillors now decide will pass to planning officers from 31 October. What the new national rules change in Abingdon.