Objection to housing asylum seekers at Crowborough Army Camp: Wealden District Council issues statement about Judicial Review at High Court
Objection to housing asylum seekers at Crowborough Army Camp: Wealden District Council issues statement about Judicial Review at High Court.
Wealden District Council (WDC) has published a statement addressing the High Court’s Judicial Review of asylum seekers’ housing at Crowborough Army Camp.
On Wednesday, February 25, WDC stated, “In line with the Council’s strong objection to the Home Office’s decision to use Crowborough Army Camp to house asylum seekers, we appeared as an interested party in the High Court today.”
We offered reasons in support of the challenge that the court should hold a full hearing on the claim to reverse that decision.
We raised practical and legal concerns about the Home Office’s decision.
“The court postponed its decision to allow more time to consider the detailed legal arguments, and it is now expected to be delivered on Friday, February 27, 2026.” We will notify everyone as we have further information.
On January 22, the Home Office announced that the first asylum seekers had been relocated to the former military location, noting that the decision is ‘part of the government’s objective to cease the use of expensive hotels’ for lodging asylum seekers.
The Home Office stated that the property will house approximately 500 single adult males.
The WDC announcement comes as the residents’ organization Crowborough Shield seeks a judicial review of the Home Office’s decision.
Sussex Weald MP Nusrat Ghani and some of the town’s citizens were seen outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London on Wednesday.
The MP stated on Wednesday that she will continue to make concerns to Ministers regarding the training camp.
She stated that she has made many submissions to the Home Office and the Ministry of Defence, as well as meeting with the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities, and Local Government, Steve Reed MP.
Ms Ghani stated: “I met with the Secretary of State after it was reported in the Times newspaper that he was concerned about violence in Crowborough.
I wanted to review the work his department had done and discuss what else could be done to gain additional funding for Sussex Police to conduct extra policing around the facility.
I continue to ask the Home Office to disclose proof of how the site has been rendered safe, legal, and compliant, as well as how long it will shelter asylum seekers, as there are now variations in the Home Office’s communication about whether it will be 12 or 18 months.
Ms Ghani also stated that she has been working with the Army and the RAF Cadets to seek a suitable alternative site for them, and that she is assisting them in obtaining money for equipment that cannot be relocated from the training camp.
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