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Asylum: Hotels

Asked by Sir James CleverlyConservativeMinistry of Housing, Communities and Local GovernmentTabled Answered 16 September 2025UIN 75620

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To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, whether the use of a hotel as asylum hostel accommodation constitutes a material change of use.

Answered by Matthew Pennycook

Whether or not use of a hotel to accommodate asylum seekers would constitute a material change of use requiring planning permission will be a matter of fact and degree for the local planning authority to determine in the first instance, depending on the individual circumstances of each case.

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