Abingdon planning news
Abingdon planning news, newest first: applications, appeals and committee decisions, each story linked back to the council file.
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Dalton Barracks: 12 Objections, Comments Open to 4 November
The council's own noise and air quality officers say the MOD's Dalton Barracks evidence falls short. Twelve neighbours object; comments run to 4 November.
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Foxcombe Hall Campus: Planners Now Recommend Refusal
Four years after councillors backed it, Vale planners say Peking University's Boars Hill campus plan should be refused. The committee decides on 28 October.
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Dalton Barracks Car Boot and Formula E Tests Seek Approval
The MOD wants three years' permission for the Sunday car boot, Airsoft, bike races and Formula E testing already held at Dalton Barracks. Comments now run to 4 November.
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Didcot A Site: 75,000 sq m and 14 Drayton Homes Approved
Vale councillors approved up to 75,000 sq m of business space on the old Didcot A site and 14 homes in Drayton. Lorry routes and building hours are now set.
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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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Abingdon Reservoir: 60 Lorries an Hour on the A415
Thames Water now wants 17 reservoir construction entrances, not six, and 60 lorry movements an hour on the A415 at peak. The traffic peak moves to 2030.
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Didcot A Site: 75,000 sq m Signia Park Plan Approved
Officers back up to 75,000 sq m of warehouse and industrial units on the former Didcot A site, without the 400 homes approved in 2019. Sutton Courtenay objects.
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Joint Local Plan 2045 Consultation Closes 29 September
Comments on the next South and Vale local plan, to 2045, close 29 September. No sites or policies are proposed yet; the next round runs 1 June to 13 July 2027.
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Drayton 14 Homes at The Green: Approved 16 September
Officers back 14 homes at 1 The Green, Drayton despite 23 objections. Five would be affordable, four for social rent. The Vale committee approved it on 16 September.
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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.