The government wants to move the refugees to Badersfield in buildings which were previously part of RAF Coltishall.

However, first Broadland District Council must approve a change of use for the site.

No date has yet been set for a decision but the EDP has learned that BM Trust, the Home Office contractor behind the scheme, has been piling pressure on the authority to speed up the process.

The proposal to house the refugees, who are all Afghans, has already met with resistance from locals and the pressure coming from the company will further increase unease in the village.

Villagers claim the area is unsuitable because of a lack of facilities.

Jaguar House on the former RAF Coltishall base (Image: Sonya Duncan)

Ministers themselves have been under mounting pressure in recent months to find suitable accommodation for migrants, following widespread protests.

Unlike those currently housed in hotels - which have been the focus for the demonstrations - the migrants intended for Badersfield are not asylum seekers.

Rather, they are Afghans who worked with the British following the invasion of their........

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