The Home Office has insisted single male asylum seekers will be moved into a hotel despite angry protests there.
The contentious development at the 19-room Park Hotel in Diss, Norfolk, will see the men replace asylum-seeking families who have lived there for two years.
Around 150 people took to the market town's streets last month to protest the move after it was announced by the Home Office.
South Norfolk Council has vehemently opposed the plans while the hotel's owner has said it would sooner close than accept the new single male intake.
But despite the furore, the Home Office has now insisted the scheme will go ahead , writing to the council to confirm it 'intends to proceed', the BBC reports.
