West Lindsay District Council continue to stop asylum housing at Scampton

The Court of appeal's supported West Lindsay District Council's request to allow consideration of the laws around planning to be heard through the pending legal process against the Home Office.

It's as the council continues in their bid to stop the Government housing asylum seekers at the former RAF Scampton base, claiming the site isn't suitable

Braintree District Council lost their Court of Appeal challenge yesterday over the High Court's decision to dismiss an injunction to prevent the development of RAF Wethersfield in Essex.

The legislative planning matters are referred to as ‘Class Q’, which, under certain prescriptive conditions can allow the permitted development of Crown Land for a period of up to 12 months, after which all development without full planning permission must be removed.

Sally Grindrod-Smith Director of Planning, Regeneration and Communities at West Lindsey District Council, said:

“We welcome the Court of Appeal’s decision, supporting the council’s request to allow the determination of the ‘Class Q’ issue to be made in the context of the pending judicial review proceedings. The council maintains that the provisions of ‘Class Q’ have been misinterpreted by the Secretary of State for the Home Department and are not applicable for the temporary development of RAF Scampton as asylum accommodation.”

A high court hearing in relation to Scampton is planned for July - that's to see if the case can be taken to a full judicial review.

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