US EditionChimney Corner Hotel ‘Enforcement Investigation’ Launched After Epping Ruling
Antrim Council investigates if Chimney Corner Hotel complies with planning rules amid protests and concerns over housing asylum seekers without change of use approval.
- On Tuesday, the High Court issued a temporary injunction preventing the Bell Hotel in Essex from accommodating asylum seekers, following a decision involving Epping Forest District Council.
- The injunction resulted from the hotel lacking proper planning permission to change its use from a hotel to asylum accommodation, highlighting similar concerns elsewhere.
- Following this, Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council began an enforcement investigation into the Chimney Corner Hotel in Northern Ireland, after DUP MLA Trevor Clarke requested a probe on its planning status.
- Clarke emphasized that all parties, including the Home Office and its contractors, are required to adhere to planning regulations when accommodating asylum seekers, underscoring that government departments must follow the same legal requirements as everyone else.
- These developments expose broader issues of inadequate oversight in the UK immigration system and suggest enforcement action may follow where planning permissions are not secured.
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Northern Ireland council opens enforcement investigation into hotel housing asylum seekers after DUP complaint
The Chimney Corner Hotel in Newtownabbey has seen protests in recent months as it used to provide accommodation to those seeking refugee status from the Home Office
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Enforcement probe launched into Co Antrim hotel amid asylum seeker accommodation row
A planning enforcement investigation is to be opened into the Chimney Corner Hotel near Belfast after it was used to house asylum seekers, DUP MLA Trevor Clarke has confirmed, citing wider concerns over the UK’s immigration system.
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