The Rectory Church Lane Longworth Abingdon OX13 5DX
Approved on 12 October 2026
Council decision: Planning Permission is GrantedNot Yet Recommended3 conditions
Proposal
Installation of solar panels on south facing roof to Longworth Rectory.
- Received
- 20 August 2026
- Decision level
- Not Yet Recommended
- ReceivedReceived20 Aug
- ValidatedValidated20 Aug
- Consult.Consultation30 Sep
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 Oct
Decided in 53 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a full planning application for a solar installation at The Rectory Church Lane Longworth Abingdon OX13 5DX. Vale of White Horse has handled 3,451 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than Vale of White Horse's typical decision time. The site is in the Longworth conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 1,707 applications in total for the OX13 postcode area.
95% of full applications at Vale of White Horse District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- OX13 5DX
- Application type
- Householder Application
- Scale / size
- Small
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 20 August 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 30 September 2026
- Consultation start
- 27 August 2026
- Consultation end
- 30 September 2026
- Application expires
- 15 October 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Nathalie Power
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Publicity
- Advertisement expiry
- 30 September 2026
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Longworth Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (21)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.
© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 201713 Dec
T1 - Silver Birch & Sorbus group G1 - Beech x 1 Silver Birch and Sorbus group next to the drive on the left…
ApprovedWorks to trees in CAP17/V3589/TCA - 201619 Nov
T1 - Silver Birch T2 - Silver Birch T3 - Small Cherry/plum T4 - Apple T5 - Apple T1 - Dead Silver Birch to…
ApprovedWorks to trees in CAP16/V3484/TCA
Source: Vale of White Horse
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Contractors near this project
Find contractors for roofing near this site- Country Roofing LtdVelux Window InstallerVelux Window Repairs1.1 mi
- Man About the HouseElectrician1.2 mi
- Prestige Electrical ServicesElectrician1.2 mi
- Green Acorn Landscape Design & Construction LimitedOxon1.6 mi
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