Overview
- Wealden District Council on Nov. 21 served a Planning Contravention Notice to the Home Office seeking details of current and planned works and the legal basis for them.
- Photographs show conversion progressing with added security fencing, newly erected residential huts, high‑speed fiber installation, and dog‑handler patrols at the training camp.
- Campaigners say residents were told to expect as little as 48 hours’ notice before arrivals, recounting a meeting with the minister for border security and asylum.
- Demonstrations have continued into a third weekend on Nov. 23 after organisers estimated about 2,000 people joined a previous march in the town.
- The Home Office says most primary healthcare will be delivered on-site with arrivals registered to local GPs and maintains the facility will operate safely, legally, and in compliance.