Epping Forest District Council has had its application to appeal its case to the Supreme Court rejected.
The council in Essex lost its legal bid to close The Bell Hotel after initially seeking an injunction to force it to stop accommodating asylum seekers.
It won the case in the High Court but Home Office lawyers then brought the case to the Court of Appeal, where three judges overturned the injunction.
The council said on Friday that it would seek to appeal the ruling at the Supreme Court.
However, it has been announced that its application to do so has been rejected, with “no reasons given”.
Epping Council said it will continue challenging the case and has the option to ask the Supreme Court for permission to appeal the judgement.
Council leader Chris Whitbread said: “We believe the Court of Appeal decision to overturn the interim injunction for the closure of the Bell Hotel was wrong.
“The Court of Appeal judges appear to have placed the [home secretary’s] duties towards asylum seekers above those of the council to uphold the planning system.”
More to follow…
The Bell Hotel has been subject to several protests in the last few weeks
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