Council to appeal on 'asylum hotel ruling'

EPPING Forest District Council will seek to launch an appeal against the High Court ruling that dismissed their bid to stop The Bell Hotel in Essex from housing asylum seekers.

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Police outside The Bell Hotel in July

The local authority will continue with legal action after councillors voted on the move yesterday.

A council statement said: “Having heard all the arguments, Epping Forest District Council has voted to proceed to the next stage of the appeals process following a full council debate.

“The council will continue to take legal advice at each stage of the appeals process and remains committed to the closure of The Bell Hotel.”