Epping council eyes Supreme Court over hotel
Summary
Epping Forest District Council is seeking to take a hotel-related legal case to the Supreme Court. The case concerns 138 asylum seekers housed at The Bell Hotel in Epping, where the council argues the site owner breached planning rules. An earlier court ruling to remove the asylum seekers was overturned, and protests have taken place outside the hotel.Key Facts
- Epping Forest District Council wants to take its case against The Bell Hotel to the Supreme Court.
- The hotel currently houses 138 asylum seekers.
- The council previously obtained an injunction from the High Court to remove the asylum seekers, but the Court of Appeal overturned it.
- Protests have occurred outside the hotel involving thousands of people over the past two months.
- The council claims the hotel owner, Somani Hotels, breached planning rules by not notifying the local authority of its plans.
- A Court of Appeal judge criticized the injunction, saying it ignored the larger impact on the system and risked promoting lawlessness.
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