Plans to use a sheltered housing site in Farnham Royal as accommodation for asylum seekers are being withdrawn and ‘will not be going ahead’, according to a statement from the landlord. In recent weeks, there has been widespread speculation that Verdon Court in Bishops Orchard would be used to house asylum seekers. However, on Friday, March 27, in a post on social media, Cllr Moore said the ‘Home Office asylum accommodation proposal for Verdon Court’ is ‘being withdrawn and will not be going ahead’. The statement said: “We wish to make clear that the Home Office application in respect of asylum accommodation at Verdon Court is being withdrawn. “There are no current or future plans to use Verdon Court to house asylum seekers.

Source: Express April 04, 2026 17:26 UTC