Bell Hotel

Seven Essex political leaders sign joint open letter calling for calm in Epping. (more…)

Epping Forest District councillors have thanked Essex Police, following the successful prosecution of Hadush Kebatu for sexually assaulting a teenage girl in Epping High Street. (more…)

Following careful consideration of the Court of Appeal judgement, Epping Forest District Council has announced its intention to instruct its legal team to proceed with an application to the Supreme Court for permission to appeal the Court of Appeal decision. (more…)

The following information has been published to clarify and correct a number of misapprehensions in connection with the planning history of the Bell Hotel. (more…)

The Court of Appeal has now refused the application of Epping Forest District Council for permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. (more…)

Epping Forest District Council’s statement on today’s Court of Appeal judgment. (more…)

Epping Forest District Council has been granted an interim injunction to restrain the use of the Bell Hotel in Epping for the housing of asylum seekers. (more…)

Epping Forest District Council has applied for an interim High Court injunction restraining the accommodation of asylum seekers at the Bell Hotel in Epping. (more…)

Five Essex political leaders sign joint open letter to the Home Secretary asking for urgent meeting over use of Epping hotels to house asylum seekers (more…)

Councillors voted unanimously on a motion to call on the Government to immediately and permanently close the Bell Hotel in Epping for the purposes of asylum processing at a full council meeting on 24 July. (more…)