""I will continue to press the Home Office and the prime minister for a closure of the hotel as soon as possible," Gander said. Councillors in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire, passed a motion earlier this month which said that "Broxbourne residents must come first". The council leader said: "Despite the outcome for Epping Council in yesterday's ruling, Broxbourne Council is still determined to end the use of the Delta Marriott hotel for the accommodation of asylum seekers.""
""Planning contravention notices have been issued ahead of taking planning enforcement action." She added that the asylum seeker accommodation "was placing significant pressures on the borough" and "residents are suffering the consequences". Google Paul Mason, a Conservative councillor at Broxbourne Borough Council, told BBC Three Counties Radio that "nothing changes". The cabinet member for planning said: "We're going down the planning route, we're going for a planning contravention notice and that process is already in process.""
The Delta Marriott in Cheshunt has been accommodating asylum seekers since 2022 and was the scene of protests in August. Broxbourne Borough Council leader Corina Gander said a legal loss by Epping Forest District Council will not deter Broxbourne from pursuing closure. Councillors passed a motion stating that Broxbourne residents must come first. The council has issued planning contravention notices as a precursor to enforcement action and intends to use planning powers to close the hotel. Council members said the accommodation is placing significant pressures on the borough and residents are suffering consequences.
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