Judges say decision to allow injunction was ‘seriously flawed’ and contained several ‘errors in principle’
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More than 130 people seeking asylum will be allowed to remain in the Bell hotel in Epping after the court of appeal overturned a high court ban on housing them there.
Three judges on Friday set aside a temporary injunction granted to Epping Forest district council last week, saying the decision to allow it was “seriously flawed” and contained several “errors in principle”.
In recent weeks the hotel has become the focus of repeated protests, some of which have been orchestrated by far-right extremists and have turned violent. Epping council had said the protests were part of its grounds for seeking the injunction – alongside concerns about planning permission for the hotel.
