{"id":801479,"date":"2026-10-13T18:02:14","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/801479\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T18:02:14","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T18:02:14","slug":"new-6m-recycling-centre-proposed-for-bicester-by-2030","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/801479\/","title":{"rendered":"New \u00a36m recycling centre proposed for Bicester by 2030"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.oxfordshire.gov.uk?ref=au\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Oxfordshire County Council<\/a> is working on proposals for the new household waste recycling centre, beside the town&#8217;s Park and Ride, to replace the ageing Ardley facility by 2030.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Planning permission for Ardley ends on December 30, 2026, while an application is expected later this month seeking an extension to March 2031.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Councillor Laura Gordon, Oxfordshire County Council\u2019s Cabinet Member for Environment and Economy, said: \u201cArdley HWRC is more than 40 years old and no longer meets the standards expected of a modern recycling centre.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  <img   width=\"100%\"\/>Plans for ew \u00a36m recycling centre in Oxfordshire (Image: DEFRA press office)\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cWith the lease due to expire, we have an opportunity to plan a new facility, closer to population centres in Bicester and Kidlington and accessible from major roads.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  As well as providing up-to-date recycling facilities, the new centre will be home to a new re-use facility \u2013 something residents have been requesting for a long time.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The site would include a re-use shop, where suitable items could be sold.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  It would also be designed to deliver 20 per cent biodiversity net gain, with habitats managed and maintained for years afterwards.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The council provides seven recycling centres across Oxfordshire for residents bringing household waste. The proposal would maintain this level of service.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Cllr Gordon said: \u201cResidents and other interested parties will have opportunities to comment on the proposals as they are developed.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  \u201cA programme of public consultation will support the planning application, and we will keep people informed as the scheme progresses.\u201d\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  The plans are subject to consultation and planning permission.\n<\/p>\n<p>\n  Consultation details will be announced as the proposals develop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Oxfordshire County Council is working on proposals for the new household waste recycling centre, beside the town&#8217;s Park&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":801480,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[1397,90,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-801479","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801479","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=801479"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/801479\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/801480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=801479"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=801479"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=801479"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}