Overview

• The panel set aside the 19 August High Court order, allowing the 138 residents at the Bell Hotel to remain beyond 12 September.
• Lord Justice Bean, sitting with Lady Justice Nicola Davies and Lord Justice Cobb, said the earlier ruling was flawed and warned against a precedent that could fuel further unrest and strain capacity.
• Epping Forest District Council said it will continue its planning-law challenge, with a full hearing scheduled for October.
• Police maintained a presence at the hotel and forces elsewhere prepared for demonstrations after weeks of protests and counter-protests linked to the site.
• The dispute highlights national pressure on asylum accommodation, with 32,059 people in UK hotels at the end of June and ministers insisting any hotel closures must be managed to avoid sudden displacement.