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flag Epping Forest Council seeks a High Court injunction to block the Bell Hotel’s use as asylum accommodation, citing planning violations and a recent assault, amid national debate over migration and asylum policy.

flag Epping Forest District Council is seeking a permanent High Court injunction to block the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping as asylum seeker accommodation, following a prior temporary halt overturned by the Court of Appeal. flag The council argues the site violates planning rules and raises local concerns, while Somani Hotels and the Home Office oppose the move. flag The case, set for a three-day hearing, follows a July sexual assault incident at the hotel and ongoing political debate over migration, with the Home Office aiming to close all asylum hotels by the end of this Parliament.

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