A former RAF fire hut at Bicester Motion has received a new lease of life following conversion into office accommodation.
Building 88, a modest former military structure within the historic RAF Bicester site, was first erected as a Fire Party Hut and subsequently employed for storage.
The 18-square-metre property has undergone refurbishment and now serves as an office.
A retrospective application has been submitted to Cherwell District Council seeking formal consent for the change of use.
Council planning officers advised that approval should be granted because the scheme had returned a structure inside the RAF Bicester Conservation Area to active use.
According to the council documentation, alterations covered an internal glazed doorway with a screen, together with added security lighting.
Officers assessed that these works enhanced the building while leaving neither the conservation area nor adjacent listed buildings adversely affected.
The original external entrance doors, made from timber, remain in place.
A glazed inner doorway has been added behind them to safeguard the structure’s historic character.
No objections or representations were submitted by members of the public, and Launton Parish Council likewise raised none.
Officers considered the office use would be unlikely to generate appreciable noise or disruption for surrounding homes and would generate a modest level of employment.
The consent would limit activity at the premises to offices, research and development, or light industrial purposes, excluding other uses normally authorised by Class E.
Bicester Motion as a whole accommodates more than 50 automotive and aviation brands and provides employment for over 800 people.