Braintree District Council has misplaced a High Court bid to stop asylum seekers being housed at a former RAF airbase.

The court docket case was lodged after Braintree District Council raised objections to Wethersfield Airfield getting used to accommodate asylum seekers.

Wethersfield is simply one of many disused army websites that has been recognized by the Home Office as options to retaining asylum seekers in resorts.

The different is RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire - the previous house of the Dambusters RAF squadron. Northeye jail in Bexhill, East Sussex, can be set for use.

The authorities introduced the coverage after it got here underneath sustained strain to finish using resorts owing to the price to the taxpayer - estimated at about £6m per day.

However, the coverage has met with objections from variety of native MPs and the native coucil.

Braintree District Council had stated it strongly believed the "isolated" location was not appropriate attributable to "low capacity in local services".

Local MP James Cleverly - who can be the international secretary - beforehand spoke out towards the plans.

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