Piddington Parish Council to Mount Legal Challenge Against Asylum Base Plans

Housing Secretary Angela Rayner approved planning permission for the development at the MoD Bicester site in Oxfordshire after the Home Office used a fast-track route. Parish council chairman Tim McNally stated that ministers should expect a legal challenge, noting the village could also apply the upcoming Hillsborough Law. Opponents have six weeks to challenge the decision, and a group named Wrong Plan Wrong Site previously appealed for a judicial review. Meanwhile, the Home Office stated that a final decision to proceed is yet to be taken as it works on fairer distributions of asylum accommodation across the country.