Spotted when a home's energy certificate shows at least 15 m² (and 15%) more floor area than an earlier one. Only homes with two certificates show up, so the real number is higher. A busy street suggests extensions get permission here; check the council's planning register for the details.
Storm overflows within 2 km
1storm overflows within 2 km
112hours of spills in 2025 between them (typical neighbourhood: about 36)
13spill events counted
Thames Water
Abingdon Sewage Treatment Worksinto Odhay Hill Ditch/River Thames13 spills, 112 hours in 2025
33 planned, approved or being built and 11 running (561 MW between them). Those within 5 km are on the map above.
Rooftop solar
Blacklands Way - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 210 kW
Aug 2023 1.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Building One, Wyndyke Furlong - Solar PanelsPlanning application in · 170 kW
Feb 2026 1.2 km away
Solar farm
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Solar Photovoltaic ArrayPlanning application in · 24 MW
May 2021 3.4 km away
Battery storage
Appleford Sidings, Sutton Courtenay - Battery StoragePlanning application in
May 2021 3.4 km away
Rooftop solar
Building B1, Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden - Solar Photovoltaic PanelsApproved, not yet built · 220 kW
Aug 2022 3.8 km away
Battery storage
Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden - Battery Storage FacilityApproved, not yet built · 500 MW
Jul 2025 3.9 km away
Solar farm
Radley College, Kennington Gate - Solar Array & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built · 2 MW
Aug 2023 4.1 km away
Battery storage
Radley College, Kennington Gate - Solar Array & Battery StorageApproved, not yet built
Aug 2023 4.1 km away
Rooftop solar
Culham Science Centre, Building E4, E5 & E6, Clifton Hampden - Solar PanelsApproved, not yet built · 190 kW
May 2023 4.2 km away
Rooftop solar
Building M1, Culham Science Centre, Clifton Hampden - Solar Panels
Road and street works within 1 km
5 permitted works running now or planned, 1 of them major.
Major, planned
Bath Street, AbingdonUtility asset works · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Road closure
Nov 2026 to Nov 2026 200 m away
Standard
Victoria Road, AbingdonNew service connection · SCOTTISH AND SOUTHERN POWER DISTRIBUTION (SSEPD) · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 450 m away
Standard
Reynolds Way, AbingdonUtility asset works · VIRGIN MEDIA · Give and take
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 750 m away
Minor
Spring Road, AbingdonCore Sampling · OXFORDSHIRE COUNTY COUNCIL · Stop/go boards
Dec 2026 to Dec 2026 600 m away
Minor
Borough Walk, AbingdonUtility asset works · THAMES WATER · No carriageway incursion
Oct 2026 to Oct 2026 950 m away
DfT Street Manager permits (OGL), England. Dates are the planned ones; works often finish early or overrun.
Major infrastructure projects within 30 km
Pre-application
White Horse Reservoir (previously known as South East Strategic Reservoir Option)Dams and Reservoirs · The site for the proposed new reservoir is south west of Abingdon in Oxfordshire. The site is bounded by the A34 to the east, the Great Western Main Line railway (London to Bristol) to the south, the A338 to the west, and the River Ock to the north.
application due November 2026 5.4 km away
Decision
Botley West Solar FarmGenerating Stations · Land in West Oxfordshire, Cherwell and Vale of White Horse Districts, across approx 1400 hectares
application due by 15 November 2024 16.4 km away
Pre-application
West Oxfordshire Energy ParkGenerating Stations · Located on land south-west of Carterton and to the west of Lechlade, within the administrative areas of West Oxfordshire District Council and Oxfordshire County Council.
Planning Inspectorate list of nationally significant infrastructure projects (roads, railways, energy, water, waste), October 2026 (OGL). Each is placed at one point, usually the middle of the site; long schemes run well beyond it.
Transport schemes within 20 km
None on our list yet. We're starting with recently opened and under-construction rail schemes.
The longer view
Like-for-like prices in Abingdon Town & West: +16% over five years (2020 → 2025).
Council tax list: 30 homes added in the neighbourhood since April 2024.
Population (GP registrations): -1.2% in two years.