West Northamptonshire Council

Asylum and Migration · drafted 2026-07-02 · accepted · 2 finding(s)

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25 Sep 2025On 25 September 2025 West Northamptonshire Council debated and, as amended, carried an 'Opposition Priority Business' motion (item 325) opposing the use of hotels in the district for asylum-seeker/migrant accommodation; the original motion was proposed by Councillor Lister and seconded by Councillor Bignell, citing the pressure that hotel use without proper consultation placed on local communities. [1][2][3]

25 Sep 2025As carried, the motion resolved that the Council would write to the Home Secretary to express its concerns about the ongoing use of hotels in the area for asylum-seeker accommodation and request full consultation on future decisions, would pursue the Planning Contravention Notices already issued against three hotels in West Northamptonshire, and would call on Government to end reliance on hotels for housing asylum seekers. [4][5][6]

References (6)
  1. Minutes, 25 September 2025 “Councillor Lister proposed and Councillor Bignell seconded:”
  2. Minutes, 25 September 2025 “The pressures faced by local communities where hotels are designated for use as migrant accommodation without proper consultation or local authority input.”
  3. Minutes, 25 September 2025 “Upon a vote, the substantive motion was carried.”
  4. Minutes, 25 September 2025 “3. To address the new Home Secretary in writing to express this Council's concerns about the ongoing use of hotels in the area for asylum seeker accommodation, and to request full consultation with this Council on any future decisions.”
  5. Minutes, 25 September 2025 “1. To respond in a timely manner once responses to the Planning Contravention Notices issued against the three hotels in West Northamptonshire are received.”
  6. Minutes, 25 September 2025 “5. To call on the Government to develop a sustainable, properly planned and community-consulted approach to housing asylum seekers.”