Mark Conrad 26 June 2023

Council loses asylum appeal

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Braintree DC has lost its appeal against Government plans to house asylum seekers on a former airfield.

The Court of Appeal on Friday dismissed Braintree’s attempt to secure an injunction preventing the Home Office from using the former MDP Wethersfield airbase as an accommodation centre for up to 1,700 male asylum seekers.

Three Court of Appeal judges said the High Court had correctly dismissed the council’s injunction application.

However, the Court of Appeal did not specifically rule on the vexed question of whether the Government’s reliance on controversial Class Q permitted development rights has been appropriate.

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