Braintree District Council's application for an injunction has been heard by the High Court
Braintree District Council's application for an injunction was heard by the High Court today (April 19). This challenged the proposals by the Home Office to secure accommodation for asylum seekers at Wethersfield Airfield and their reliance on the use of permitted development rights (Class Q) as a way of getting around the need for planning permission. We had sought to obtain an injunction to restrain them from using the site for this purpose.
Mr Justice Waksman has reserved judgement which means a decision will be given at a future date.
As soon as we receive an indication on an anticipated date for a decision, we will keep residents updated.
As always, we will continue to keep residents informed when we know more.
Again, a huge thank you to residents, businesses, community groups, MPs and parish councils for working with us on this matter.