CROWN/2026/0000004 Written representations
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 21 July 2026
Eiri Ohtani on behalf of Right to Remain
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 21 July 2026
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Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as a concerned student who resides in Oxford during term time. I object for the following reasons. Green Belt harm Campsfield is on Green Belt land. Green Belt land is meant to stay open and protected from unnecessary development. The proposed expansion wo... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 21 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 21 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. There are a number of reasons for my objection, some personal, others environmental, and finally the lack of government transparency. On the personal level, I visited Campsfield detainees over a ten-year period from 2005 through 2015 and witnessed the detrimental effects that prolonged detention inflicts on individuals... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 21 July 2026
This application fails to demonstrate grounds sufficient to waive Green Belt protections. Furthermore, it will be seriously detrimental to the quality of life of many people in the local area, knowing that people are detained in such a facility.
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. The Home Office have stated the land “should be treated as grey belt” but it isn’t and proper Green Belt testing must be met on uses of and expansion upon the land. The Home Office has not evidenced suff... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Subject: Objection to Campsfield House IRC expansion, CROWN/2026/0000004 Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as a concerned local resident of Oxfordshire. I object for the following reasons: Green Belt harm Campsfield is on Green Belt land. Green Belt land is meant to stay open and protected from unnecessary development. The proposed expansion would add large... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as I am involved in migrant support and am concerned about Green Belt land and public accountability. I object for the following reasons. Green Belt harm: Campsfield is on Green Belt land. Green Belt land is meant to stay open and protected from ... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly s... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am moved to write to you because I am a support worker for people from all walks of life including migrants, refugees and asylum seekers and have seen first hand the harm that removal these centres cause to local communities. These centres causes division and tension in local communities, and are only going to weaken... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as I am concerned about Green Belt land and public accountability, as well as the costs to humanity of such an expansion. I object for the following reasons. Green Belt harm Campsfield is on Green Belt land. Green Belt land is meant to stay open a... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly sh... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Jonathan Ellis on behalf of The Detention Forum
Dear Sir/ Madam, Please find our response to the planning application CROWN/2026/0000004 attached With best wishes, Jonathan
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
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Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 20 July 2026
Relevant application reference: CROWN/2026/0000004 I object to the expansion of Campsfield Detention Centre. I am concerned about both the irreparable harms caused by immigration detention, and the encroachment upon Green Belt land. Immigration detention causes serious harm to detainees, and their families, communities, and local health and legal services are left with the consequences and to pick up the pieces. Detainees are often incarcerated for excessively long periods of time, only... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 19 July 2026
I object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly shown why 240 additional detention places are needed at Campsfield specifically, or why exist... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 19 July 2026
As a startup business owner and prospective tenant at the Oxford Technology Park, I am gravely concerned about the proposed expansion of Campsfield House detention center, which lies immediately next to the Park. Beyond the humanitarian objections to expanding a detention center for human beings in search of a better life, I am concerned that this expansion will lead to an increase in political protest both for and against the center, which will hamper my business's operations. Perhaps I should ... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 18 July 2026
Objection to Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre expansion (CROWN/2026/0000004) Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (application reference CROWN/2026/0000004). I live and work in Oxford, where I lead a research group at the University of Oxford. I travel through the Langford Lane area regularly and have watched the pace of development there increase substantially over recent years. I am conce... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 18 July 2026
I am writing to object to the plans to expand Campsfield Immigration Detention Centre for the following reasons; It has an extremely negative impact on the physical and mental health of those detained who have often experiences severe difficulties and trauma in their country of origin and while fleeing those countries as shown by independent monitoring boards. It is also incredibly expensive to run and to accomodate detainees. According to Home Office statistics there were 651 beds em... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 18 July 2026
I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly shown why 240 additional de... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 18 July 2026
I would like to attend a hearing in the event that one is scheduled. The environment Kidlington is a rapidly growing town, at the Western End of the government's much publicised growth arc (Oxford to Cambridge) of innovative technology business.It already has several hundred new houses plans and in addition to the existing Tech parks there is another planning application for Oxford TP2 which if (as likely) is granted will mean Campsfield is an out of place building - its planned expansion w... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 17 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 17 July 2026
I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. The Home Office has not clearly shown why 240 additional detention places are needed at Campsfield, or why existing capacity, alternatives to detention or other estate options would not be sufficient. This is especially important because the proposal would involve permanent development on protected land. I am also concerned that key information h... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 17 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as the CEO of Conversation Over Borders, a migrant rights organisation operating nationally. I object for the following reasons. Green Belt harm Campsfield is on Green Belt land. Green Belt land is meant to stay open and protected from unnecessary developm... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 17 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I wish to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly sh... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 17 July 2026
The proposal to reopen and substantially expand Campsfield House (CH) represents an extraordinary reversal of previous Government policy and disregards the extensive body of evidence demonstrating the ineffectiveness, wastefulness and human cost of the UK's immigration detention system. In his 2016 Review into the Welfare in Detention of Vulnerable Persons and subsequent 2018 Assessment of Government Progress, Sir Stephen Shaw identified significant and persistent failings throughout the immi... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 16 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. The Green Belt should be protected and this expansion will make the sit more built up, and create pressure on the local environment and services. This expansion provides no benefit for the local area... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 16 July 2026
I oppose the expansion of Campsfield IRC. The detention and deportation of people who are seeking asylum and refugee affects me. I am a citizen of the country, I have rights and responsibilities. I feel very ashamed that vulnerable frightened people are not treated with kindness and compassion. How can this be happening in what was a civilised country. The horrors of history happened when people did nothing until it was too late.
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as someone involved in migrant support. I object for the following reasons. 1. Green Belt harm Campsfield is on Green Belt land. Green Belt land is meant to stay open and protected from unnecessary development. The proposed expansion would add large new accommodation blocks, up ... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly shown why 240 additional detent... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I write on behalf of Scottish Detainee Visitors, which provides a visiting service to people detained in Dungavel IRC in South Lanarkshire and, along with our partners. argues for detention reform. We are the only organisation in Scotland that focuses on detention and... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly shown why 240 additional de... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Emma Webb on behalf of Rainbow Migration
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (hereinafter, Campsfield) from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding on behalf of Rainbow Migration, a charity that supports LGBTQI+ people through the asylum and immigration system. We regularly support LGBTQI+ people who are in – or at risk of – immigration detention. We object for the following reasons. ... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clea... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly sh... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the proposed expansion of Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I object because the proposal would more than double the size of Campsfield, from 160 to 400 places, on Green Belt land. I am concerned that the expansion would make the site more built-up, harm the openness of the Green Belt, and add pressure to local roads, services and infrastructure. The Home Office has not clearly sh... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 15 July 2026
Redacted representation comment
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 14 July 2026
I am responding to this consultation as a member of the public concerned about green belt protection, accountability, and the use of public money to fund dangerous and unnecessary immigration detention. I object because tripling the floor space and enormously increasing the height/impact of a site on green belt land is clearly inappropriate. In order to justify the use of so-called "grey belt" land, the Home Office must demonstrate there's a clear unmet need, which I do not believe it is the ca... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 13 July 2026
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David Butler on behalf of Oxford City Council
Please find attached an objection from Cllr Susan Brown, Leader of Oxford City Council
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 13 July 2026
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Steve Valdez-Symonds on behalf of Amnesty International UK
Amnesty International UK does not seek to attend a hearing though we are willing to do so to answer any questions on the information set out in the response we are providing (by letter dated July 2026 and uploaded here).
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 13 July 2026
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Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am responding as an Oxford resident and as a longtime researcher of the impact of immigration detention on detainees and society. I am an Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University of Birmingham and have spent nearly 20 years working and publishing on imm... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 13 July 2026