Question to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government:

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, with reference to the Home Office’s planning application for asylum accommodation at Site A, MOD Bicester, if she will clarify which specific statutory procedure under the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is being used.

The Home Office's application has been made under the Urgent Crown Development procedure as at sections 293B to 293C of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990.

The procedure is governed by the Town and Country Planning (Crown Development) (Urgent Applications) (Procedure) (England) Order 2025.