{"id":1422,"date":"2026-09-30T20:22:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:22:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/?p=1422"},"modified":"2026-09-30T20:22:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T20:22:14","slug":"historic-raf-building-converted-to-offices-seeks-approval","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/?p=1422","title":{"rendered":"Historic RAF building converted to offices seeks approval"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.oxfordmail.co.uk\/resources\/images\/21522101\/\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\n  The retrospective planning application relates to Building 88, a former Fire Party Hut which would have been used by firefighting crews, within the RAF Bicester Conservation Area at Bicester Motion.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The 18-square-metre building, which was later used for Ministry of Defence storage, has already been refurbished and brought into use as a Class E office.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  According to planning documents, the works were largely internal and included the installation of a glazed inner door behind the building\u2019s original timber entrance doors. A new external light fitting has also been added.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The application, submitted to Cherwell District Council, argues the scheme preserves the building&#8217;s historic character while bringing a redundant structure back into active use.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Bicester Motion says the proposal forms part of its ongoing heritage-led regeneration programme at the former RAF site, which is home to more than 50 automotive and aviation businesses employing over 800 people.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The latest application comes as Bicester Motion advances wider plans for the 444-acre estate.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  These include proposals for 200 homes and a live-work neighbourhood known as the Motion Living Quarter, alongside expanded workspace and experience tracks under plans called The Rushes and The Ranges.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Future phases also include a new headquarters for electric motor specialist YASA, which is owned by Mercedes-Benz, together with enhanced hospitality facilities including lodges and a clubhouse.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Comments are due by October 11, with the planning authority due to make a decision by early November 2026.\n<\/p>\n<p>#Historic #RAF #building #converted #offices #seeks #approval<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The retrospective planning application relates to Building 88, a former Fire Party Hut which would have been used by firefighting crews, within the RAF Bicester Conservation Area at Bicester Motion.&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1422","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-finance-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1422"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1422\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1422"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/stock789.top\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}