A Lincolnshire council is set to take legal action against the Government over housing asylum seekers in Skegness hotels. It comes as East Lindsey District Council has submitted a 'pre-action letter' to the Home Office.
The district council is arguing the government has "persistently, repeatedly and unlawfully" encouraged breaches of planning control by instructing the SERCO Group to buy hotel accommodation in Skegness for refugees.
Lincolnshire Live reports they say the Home Office using the hotels would constitute a material change of use that would require planning permission. This has not been applied for or obtained.
