US EditionBattle to prevent The Bell Hotel in Epping from housing asylum seekers reaches High Court
Council seeks injunction citing planning breaches and unrest linked to violent protests after asylum seekers were rehoused at the Bell Hotel, with incidents escalating since April 2025.
- Epping Forest District Council seeks an interim injunction against The Bell Hotel to prevent it from housing asylum seekers, claiming it is not being used as intended as a hotel.
- Protests occurred outside The Bell Hotel after two men were charged with sexual offenses, including one involving a 14-year-old girl.
- Philip Coppel KC stated at the High Court that the situation is causing anxiety in the community and described it as 'getting out of hand.'
- Piers Riley-Smith for Somani Hotels Limited argued that the concerns raised do not justify an injunction and noted that the council failed to show evidence of hardship for asylum seekers.
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Battle to prevent The Bell Hotel in Epping from housing asylum seekers reaches High Court
Epping Forest District Council wants to prevent asylum seekers staying at the hotel, where protests have taken place after two men staying there were charged with sexual offences, including one involving a 14-year-old girl.
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