CROWN/2026/0000004 Written representations
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Results per page 25 | 50 | 100John Georgoulias on behalf of Thames Water
Thames Water has reviewed the details relating to the Rule 15 Pre-Inquiry Meeting. Our consultation response on the planning application raised concerns regarding capacity within the foul water, surface water and water supply networks. Thames Water's position in respect of these matters remains unchanged. Separately, Thames Water notes that there is an existing sewage pumping station located within the site boundary. The applicant is currently engaging with Thames Water regarding proposals... Read more
Submitted by: Consultees
Date submitted: 2 October 2026
Dear Crown Development Case Team, I am resending this as although you responded as if I (on behalf of Refugee Resource, Oxford) had sent this, you did not appear to have received it: Subject: Objection to Campsfield House IRC expansion, CROWN/2026/0000004 September 1st 2026 Dear Planning Inspectorate, Refugee Resource is an Oxfordshire-based therapeutic charity with a very good reputation, working with refugees, asylum seekers, victims and survivors of modern slavery, and other vulnerable m... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 23 September 2026
Based on our review of the updated transport information provided by the applicant’s consultants, and our local knowledge of the SRN in the vicinity of the proposed development, we are satisfied that the development will not materially affect the safety, reliability and/or operation of the strategic road network in this location and its vicinity. I can confirm that National Highways has no objection to the application.
Submitted by: Consultees
Date submitted: 22 September 2026
Cllr Neil Fawcett on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council
On behalf of Cllr Neil Fawcett, Deputy Leader of Oxfordshire County Council, please find attached a letter regarding the planning application ref: CROWN/2026/0000004, Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre.
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 21 September 2026
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Transport and Lead Local Flood Authority on behalf of Oxfordshire County Council
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Submitted by: Consultees
Date submitted: 21 September 2026
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Gee Manoharan on behalf of Association of Visitors To Immigration Detainees
Crown Development Application CROWN/2026/0000004 Representation by the Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID) The Association of Visitors to Immigration Detainees (AVID) – objects to the proposed expansion of Campsfield Immigration Removal Centre. AVID is the national network of visitor groups supporting people held under immigration powers across the UK. Through our members, independent volunteers regularly enter places of immigration detention. We exist to reduce the immedi... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
Formal Objection to Proposed Crown Development for the expansion to Campsfield House I am writing to formally object to the above‑referenced planning application. While I acknowledge the special procedures afforded under Crown Development Rights, these do not remove the applicant’s responsibility to provide transparent, current evidence, nor do they override the duty to safeguard the wellbeing, privacy, and safety of neighbouring residents. Lack of Transparency and Inadequate Consultation:... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
Robert Duckworth on behalf of Cherwell District Council
Please see attached correspondence.
Submitted by: Consultees
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
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As an Oxfordshire resident I do not approve of the Campsfield expansion.
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
I strongly oppose the expansion of Campsfield detention centre. I do not agree with the practice of detention; I do not believe it is cheap or effective and certainly not in the long term. I do not feel comfortable with the way the government has sidelined the views of the local people. I do not think a detention centre expanding contrary to the local people’s views has any promising chance of success. The new prime minister claims to believe in decentralised power - so what is this?
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 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. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am not currently local to Oxford, but I have strong connections to the area as a former member of the University. I am currently a a volunteer support worker with migrants, refugees, and people seeking asylum. I object for the reasons that follow: It has not been explained why 240 extr... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
Bill MacKeith on behalf of Oxford and District Trades Union Council
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
James Wilson on behalf of Detention Action
Dear Planning Inspectorate, We are writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) by 240 places, from 160 to 400 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. We are responding as a human rights charity dedicated to supporting people in immigration detention. We are concerned about the Home Office’s proposal as we believe it will exacerbate the harms and costs caused by immigration detention to individuals, families, c... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
I do not believe that the Home Office has made a compelling case for its proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre. The Home Office has relied heavily on the assertion that there is a national need for additional immigration detention capacity, and that this need justifies the proposed expansion of Campsfield House. However, despite repeatedly requesting evidence to substantiate this claim, I have received only general assurances from the Home Office that additional capac... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 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. 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 new accommodation blocks, up to 16 metres tall, compared with the tallest existing building at 9.4 metres. It would also add more parking, fenci... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
Sadie Russell on behalf of Oxford Student Action for Refugees
Dear Planning Inspectorate, I am writing to object to the Home Office’s proposal to expand Campsfield House Immigration Removal Centre by 240 places. The application reference is CROWN/2026/0000004. I am writing as a representative of Oxford Student Action for Refugees. We are a local community group concerned with the proposed expansion for the following reasons. We are concerned that the expansion would harm the openness of the Green Belt and further urbanise the Langford Lane / A44 c... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
Bridget Walker on behalf of Quaker Asylum and Refugee Network (QARN)
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
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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 loc... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
The harms caused by immigration detention on the mental and physical health of detainees and their families, as well as their access to adequate legal representation, are well documented by groups including Amnesty International and Bail for Immigration Detainees. For these reasons, the UK should be aiming to end all detention of immigrants, not increase it. Furthermore, the proposed expansion of Campsfield would require building on Green Belt land. This would have negative impacts on local ... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
I am writing to strongly 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 writing as someone who lived in Oxford for 5 years, during this time I was involved with local community groups and had friends involved in supporting migrants in Oxford. Migrants make Oxford what it is, and are invaluable in our community. I was devastated by the reopening of Campsfield... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
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Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 July 2026
Dear planning inspector, I am writing to submit my objection to the proposed expantion of Campsfield House Immigration Detention Centre. I lived in Oxford for 10 years, still have many ties to the area and visit when I can. I have been to Campsfield House and have befriended some refugees who were detained there in inhumane prison coditions for months before having their applications for asylum accepted. The detention centre should be shut down, not expanded. The planned building expans... Read more
Submitted by: Interested party
Date submitted: 24 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: 24 July 2026
Patrick Blake on behalf of National Highways
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Submitted by: Consultees
Date submitted: 24 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: 24 July 2026