# Furious residents march against plan to house more than 1,250 migrants near UK market town

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/furious-residents-march-against-plan-to-house-more-than-1250-migrants-near-uk-market-town/
- Published: 2026-11-08T16:57:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-08T17:28:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2264399/furious-residents-migrants-housed-uk-town
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Residents marched against plans for an asylum site near Bicester.
- The proposal would accommodate up to 1,256 people.
- The Home Office says the site would have 24-hour security and CCTV.

## Summary

Residents of Bicester and nearby Piddington marched against a Government plan to house asylum seekers at a disused Ministry of Defence site. The proposal has drawn concern from local people about its effect on the town and community safety, while the Home Office says the move is part of a wider effort to replace asylum hotels.

The planning application covers accommodation for up to 1,256 people, with health and welfare facilities, staff accommodation, security measures and other site infrastructure. The Home Office is using an urgent planning procedure and says it arranged a £76,482 application fee. It says former military sites will be self-contained, with round-the-clock security and CCTV, and that more than £1 billion has been saved in asylum accommodation costs since the election.

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