Overview
- Wealden District Council issued a Planning Contravention Notice on Friday afternoon requesting full information on current and planned works at Crowborough Training Camp.
- On-site conversion continues with guards and dogs patrolling, a secondary security fence in place, residential huts erected, and high‑speed fibre cabling installed.
- Campaign group Crowborough Shield says a minister indicated residents may get roughly 48 hours’ notice before arrivals, a claim the Home Office has not publicly confirmed.
- Large protests have taken place in the town, a third weekend of demonstrations is planned for Sunday, and Sussex Police have increased reassurance patrols.
- The Home Office says the facility will be safe, legal and compliant with most primary healthcare delivered on site, as roughly 540 to 600 men are expected to arrive soon.