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UK Government seeks urgent approval for 1,000+-person asylum residential near Bicester

On 2 September 2026, the Home Office submitted a formal urgent planning application to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to accommodate up to 1,256 single male asylum seekers at a former military site near Bicester, Oxfordshire.

UK Government seeks urgent approval for 1,000+-person asylum residential near Bicester

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On 2 September 2026, the Home Office submitted a formal urgent planning application to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to accommodate up to 1,256 single male asylum seekers at a former military site near Bicester, Oxfordshire.

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On 2 September 2026, the Home Office submitted a formal urgent planning application to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, to accommodate up to 1,256 single male asylum seekers at a former military site near Bicester, Oxfordshire.

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