The plans are going through the Crown Development route, which effectively bypasses the local planning authority due to their "national importance". "We demand that the Planning Inspectorate rejects the application. "Failing that, it should refer the matter to a public inquiry for proper scrutiny." The call for a public inquiry has been made repeatedly in representations made during the Campsfield planning process. Previously, an asylum seeker accommodation centre was planned for MOD Bicester and was refused at a 2003 public inquiry.