The Home Office announced plans last year to accommodate asylum seekers at RAF Scampton and RAF Wethersfield.
Two councils have withdrawn separate proposed legal challenges over Home Office plans to house asylum seekers at former RAF bases.
The Home Office secured Special Development Orders for both sites earlier this year, with Parliament granting planning permission after an environmental assessment of the department’s plans. Trevor Young, leader of WLDC, said: “The specific details of the agreement are still being finalised, but this agreement paves the way forward for the short-term and long-term use of the site.
The Home Office confirmed earlier this year that around 800 asylum seekers would be accommodated at the base, a reduction from 2,000, but this may increase to 1,100 if needed temporarily.WLDC said that under the agreement, the Home Office “will retain just 10%” of the base, with the rest redeveloped as part of a £300 million investment plan.
It said the granting of an SDO for the site made the arguments for a potential appeal against Mrs Justice Thornton’s ruling “academic”.
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