Communities Secretary Angela Rayner has granted full planning permission for an asylum centre at a former Ministry of Defence barracks near Piddington, an Oxfordshire village that voted to leave the UK. The approved plans would see the site refurbished and redeveloped to house 1,200 asylum seekers. However, the Home Office has stated that final approval for the project is still to be determined.
Home Office sign-off also needed for site that would house 1,200 asylum seekers near Oxfordshire village that voted to leave UKThe communities secretary, Angela Rayner, has approved full planning permission for an asylum centre at a Ministry of Defence site near the village of Piddington in Oxfordshire.The decision approves plans to go ahead with the refurbishment and redevelopment of the former barracks. The Home Office insists that final approval is still to be determined. Continue reading...