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Residents of RAF Scampton, campaigners and the local council are gearing up for a crucial judicial review of the Home Office’s plan to convert the village’s historic airbase into an illegal immigration Centre. Despite significant opposition, the Home Office intends to house up to 2,000 illegal immigrants on the former home of the Dambusters. It aims to have the camp fully operational by Christmas. However, the plan faces scrutiny by West Lindsey District Council in the form of a judicial review scheduled for October 31 and November 1 at the High Court in London. The council argued that the government’s approach to housing illegal immigrants on the site has been unlawful. The review is being carried out on the grounds that the government was incorrect to rely on the Environmental Impact Assessment screening decision and Class Q emergency planning permission. Similar claims are also set for review from Braintree District Council and Wethersfield resident Gabriel Clarke-Holland contesting the government’s plans to house up to 1,700 asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield.
