Oxfordshire County Council lodged formal objections to the Home Office's proposal for an asylum camp near Bicester.
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Updated Sep 17
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What happened
Oxfordshire County Council lodged formal objections to the Home Office's proposal for an asylum camp near Bicester.
Who's involved
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Part of
Home Office seeks planning permission for asylum centre in Bicester, Linton-on-Ouse, and Barnham.Also in this story
- The Home Office announced asylum seeker housing plans in Oxfordshire, proposed expansion of sites in Essex, and sought planning approval for a migrant camp in Bicester.
- Judicial review is underway regarding planning and environmental compliance for a potential asylum centre site extension, with the council leader expressing disappointment over the 2030 site extension.
- The MoD plans to utilize the RAF facility at Linton for asylum seeker accommodation, following Ben Wallace's previous scrapping of housing plans there.
The entities involved
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Oxfordshire County Council
British administrative authority
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Home Office
United Kingdom government ministerial department
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Bicester
town and civil parish in Cherwell district, Oxfordshire, England
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Related events
- Home Office proposed asylum centre near Bicester; Piddington Parish Council seeks engagement with the Home Office.
- Oxfordshire County Council is managing transport and road infrastructure, including routes serving John Radcliffe Hospital and Bicester.
- Protests have begun in the small village of Bicester, centered around the asylum seeker housing plans in Oxfordshire.