Grant of temporary planning permission4.

(1)

Planning permission is granted for development consisting of a change of use of Napier Barracks to use for—

(a)

providing facilities for the accommodation of a person under section 46 (accommodation for failed asylum-seekers and their dependants) of the 1999 Act;

(b)

providing support for a person under the following provisions of the 1999 Act—

(i)

section 957 (support for asylum-seekers and their dependants);

(ii)

section 95A8 (support for failed asylum-seekers, etc who are unable to leave UK);

(iii)

section 98 (temporary support for asylum-seekers and their dependants);

(iv)

section 98A9 (temporary support for failed asylum-seekers and their dependants);

(c)

providing accommodation for a person in an accommodation centre under section 1710 (support for destitute asylum-seekers and their dependants) of the 2002 Act;

(d)

providing accommodation for a person in an accommodation centre, or any other support or assistance for a person, under section 2411 (provisional assistance) of the 2002 Act;

(e)

providing—

(i)

to a resident of an accommodation centre anything under subsection (1) of section 2912 (facilities) of the 2002 Act;

(ii)

under section 29(3) of the 2002 Act, facilities in an accommodation centre for the use of a person in providing legal advice to a resident of the centre;

(f)

providing facilities for making or determining a protection claim or a connected appeal;

(g)

any function or activity ancillary to the uses described in sub-paragraphs (a) to (f).

(2)

The planning permission granted by paragraph (1) ceases, and Napier Barracks immediately reverts to its previous lawful use, on the sooner of—

(a)

the date on which the Secretary of State permits possession of the whole of Napier Barracks to enable building operations to be undertaken in accordance with phase 4 of the outline planning permission granted by Shepway District Council pursuant to application number Y14/0300/SH, or

(b)

the end of 20th September 2026.

(3)

In paragraph (1)—

(a)

“protection claim” has the meaning given by section 82(2)(a)13 of the 2002 Act;

(b)

a reference to providing facilities, support or accommodation under a provision of an Act includes a reference to providing facilities, support or accommodation under arrangements made under that provision.