Crowborough residents lose High Court challenge against the Home Office using military camp to house asylum seekers
A residents’ group has lost a bid to bring a High Court challenge against the Home Office after it announced proposals to use a military training camp as accommodation for asylum seekers.
Crowborough Shield, a campaign group , took legal action against the Government after it announced it was considering housing up to 540 men at the site in East Sussex in October.
The Home Office decided to proceed with the plan in January, with 27 men housed at the camp last month despite protests in the town and opposition from Wealden District Council.
Crowborough Shield began legal action in December, before the decision to go ahead with the plan had been made.
In a ruling on Friday, Mr Justice Mould said the challenge "is indeed premature" as at the time legal action was launched, there was "no clearly determined policy to use the camp" as accommodation for asylum seekers.
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