The gates outside MoD Bicester site A. A security guard is patrolling behind gates and a barbed wire fence.
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The government plans are for accommodating up to 1,256 men at the site near Bicester

ByVictoria Walton , Oxfordshire political reporter and Galya Dimitrova, South of England
  • Published8 minutes ago

Planning permission to house asylum seekers at a former military site near the Oxfordshire village of Piddington has been granted by the government.

The Home Office's application to house up to 1,256 men at the MoD Bicester site was fast-tracked using an Urgent Crown Development application.