Successful planning challenge to use of hotel for asylum accommodation: the first of many? Without applying for permission, Somani Hotels entered into a contract with CTM in 2025 to accommodate up to 138 asylum seekers. In April 2025, the asylum seekers occupied all hotel rooms, with security and welfare staff present on site. First, whether the use of the Bell as accommodation for asylum seekers was a change from the permitted use as a hotel. The Home Secretary, under s. 98 of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999, has a duty to provide emergency housing for asylum seekers.