High Court Considers Injunction Against Essex Hotel Housing Asylum Seekers Amid Protests
The High Court heard a case concerning The Bell Hotel in Epping, Essex, which has been housing asylum seekers since October 2022. Epping Forest District Council argues that the hotel has become a center of unrest and protests, accusing its owner, Somani Hotels, of breaching planning laws by changing... [More info]
"This has not been cooked up in a smoke-filled room with the volume #housebuilders. On the contrary, I know first-hand that #environmentalleaders were intimately involved in its development, which is why organisations like #RSPB, #WildlifeTrust and #GreenAlliance were supportive when the Bill was published."
England’s #planningbill has many naysayers. I’m not one of them | Nick Williams | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jun/04/england-planning-bill-environment-protecting-habitats
"#NIMBYs would be quite happy to bulldoze a quarter-mile of #countryside if it means they avoid a single truck driving up their road each day for a few months."
https://martinrobbins.substack.com/p/i-visit-britains-most-expensive-farm
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