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Epping council loses latest bid to stop housing asylum seekers at hotel
Court upheld ruling that planning breach was not flagrant, emphasizing legal duty to house asylum seekers amid over 100,000 in UK accommodation as of December 2025.
- On Friday, two judges at the Court of Appeal refused EFDC's appeal to challenge Mr Justice Mould’s November ruling on asylum seeker housing at the Bell Hotel in Epping.
- The Bell Hotel had previously housed asylum seekers, and protests last summer followed an assault charge involving an asylum seeker in July.
- The judges said EFDC's criticism of Mr Justice Mould was 'hopeless' and noted the need to provide accommodation can be a relevant planning consideration.
- A prior temporary injunction was overturned by the Court of Appeal as 'seriously flawed in principle', leaving the legal block against the asylum seeker hotel in place.
- Philip Coppel KC argued hotels were used without planning consideration, as the Court of Appeal described EFDC’s criticism as 'hopeless' and noted accommodation needs can be a planning concern.
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Epping council loses bid to bring appeal over hotel use for asylum seekers
Epping Forest District Council (EFDC) has lost a Court of Appeal bid to challenge a High Court ruling dismissing its attempt to stop an Essex hotel from being used to house asylum seekers.
·London, United Kingdom
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Epping council loses latest bid to stop housing asylum seekers at hotel
The council wanted to appeal a High Court ruling in November that asylum seekers can continue to be housed at the Essex hotel. But on Friday, two Court of Appeal judges said the appeal could not go ahead.
·United Kingdom
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