Legal challenge over plan to use East Sussex army camp as asylum housing dismissed

Judge rules that Crowborough residents cannot challenge a decision before it has been formally made

A residents' group has lost its high court challenge against a Home Office decision to use an army training camp to house asylum seekers.

Crowborough Shield, a group of concerned residents, launched a legal challenge after securing more than 100,000 for legal fees with crowdfunding, after a government announcement about using Crowborough army training camp as accommodation for asylum seekers.