Angela Rayner grants planning approval for asylum centre in Piddington despite local opposition
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 12, 1 of them from the United Kingdom.
Home Office sign-off also needed for site that would house 1,200 asylum seekers near Oxfordshire village that voted to leave UK The 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.
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- Nov 12, 8:13 PM UTCFirst reportFury as Angela Rayner approves plans for Piddington asylum campexpress.co.uk ↗
- Nov 12, 10:25 PM UTC+2 hAngela Rayner grants planning approval for asylum centre in Piddington despite local oppositiontheguardian.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 12, 10:25 PM UTC · +2 h
- Nov 12, 10:31 PM UTC+2 h· you’re reading thisAngela Rayner grants planning approval for asylum centre in Piddington despite local oppositiontheguardian.com (again) ↗
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1h agoAngela Rayner grants planning approval for asylum centre in Piddington despite local opposition Home Office sign-off also needed for site that would house 1,200 asylum seekers near Oxfordshire village that voted to leave UK The 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.
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