Defence and ancillary structures at RAF Bicester, Bicester, Launton - Cherwell

The most complete and strongly representative example of an RAF airbase from the interwar expansion, built as a bomber station as part of the 1920s Home Defence Expansion Scheme. In 2016 and 2018 grant aided repairs to scheduled airfield structures were completed and further repairs to the Watch Office have been completed with the benefit of the Covid-19 Emergency Heritage at Risk Response Scheme. Repairs are required to the southern bomb stores and a use for it identified.

Site Details

Designated Site Name:

RAF Bicester: World War II airfield

Heritage Category:

Scheduled Monument

List Entry Number:

1021455

Local Planning Authority:

Cherwell

Site Type:

Defence > Military building

Location

Building Name:

Defence and ancillary structures at RAF Bicester

County:

Oxfordshire

District / Borough:

Cherwell

Parish:

Launton

Parliamentary Constituency:

Bicester and Woodstock

Region:

London and South East

Assessment Information

Assessment Type:

Building or structure

Condition:

Poor

Occupancy / Use:

Vacant/not in use

Priority:

F - Repair scheme in progress and (where applicable) end use or user identified; or functionally redundant buildings with new use agreed but not yet implemented.

Previous Priority:

F

Ownership:

Commercial company

Designation:

Scheduled Monument, CA