A protest-migrant hotel has become a “fed land for disturbance”, the council seeking a ban on its use for shelter seekers has argued.
Eating Forest District Council was Applied for prohibition of a High Court In the bid to stop the shelter fans kept in the Bell Hotel, which has been the site of a series of violent Protests in recent weeks.
In a hearing in the High Court on Friday, the council told the court that “the status quo is completely unacceptable, providing a feeding ground for unrest and opposition”.
In the documents presented to the court, it was argued that the use of the hotel for refugee fans “was a threat to school-age students, who started the new school year, a legitimate source of concern for their parents and teachers, and a disintegration of the local environment”.
The protesters landed in the hotel in July after accusing a refugee to kiss a 14 -year -old girl. Hundreds of anti-anti and supporters are performing on the immigration protest site, far-flung workers have also turned. Exploit the situation.
This week, another shelter seeker living in the hotel was accused of sexually assaulting a person over 16 years of age, as well as a Number of allegations of attack.
Representing the council, Philip Copel Casey stated that the use of the hotel was “a very serious problem” that was “getting out of hand”. He said the situation arose “Somani Hotels Limited” due to violation of plan control by the defendant.
It emerged in the documents presented in the court that the Australian travel firm CTM, which was behind the controversial Bibbi Stockholm Barj, identified the hotel for housing shelters in February 2025.
The court documents showed that the firm was asked by the house office to provide additional housing to the house shelters. The council said it will appear [CTM] There was no inquiry with EFDC’s planning department as to what they were proposing to do.
Next to the court case, Council leader Chris Whitbred stated that “the current situation could not go further”, saying: “If the Bell Hotel was a nightclub, we could close it long ago”. He said that the council believed that the use of the hotel was “clear violation of the permission of the scheme”.
Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has also called the hotel to close.
The Essex police said the protests increased during the demonstrations on July 13, 17, 20 and 24. Officers were attacked, missiles were thrown, and windows in the hotel broke, the force said.