The Home Office has paused plans to house asylum seekers at an army barracks following weeks of protesting by residents.
Conservative MP Nusrat Ghani confirmed the delay on plans for the Crowborough Army Training camp in East Sussex this evening.
It is understood The Home Office will not make decisions on the site until the new year.
Ms Ghani said: "Through our consistent and persistent campaigning against the Home Office, we have finally secured a confirmation of a delay to moving asylum seekers to Crowborough.
"The Home Office confirmed that no decisions will take place until the new year.
"We have been forensic and technical in our questioning of the Home Office’s presumption that the site would be safe, legal and compliant, and this has no doubt slowed down their plan.
"I am grateful to everyone who signed my petition, which has over 9,500 signatures, and to Crowborough Shield for raising legal action against the Home Office."
The Government announced plans in October to temporarily house 900 migrants across Crowborough Training Camp and Cameron Barracks in Inverness, Scotland, in an alternative to using costly hotels.
Downing Street suggested at the time that moving asylum seekers into military barracks will be worth it even if it costs more than using hotels because it will help quell public discontent.
A No10 spokesman said in October: “I think there’s a number of issues in play.
“The costs will vary site by site, and as I say, we are looking at these initial two sites and if they will prove the concept, and if successful we’ll look at scaling that up.
“But this is also a core issue of public confidence. The public is very clear it does not want asylum seekers housed in hotels, and neither does the Government.”
The proposals however sparked weeks of protests in Crowborough supported by campaign group Crowborough Shield, with hundreds taking to the streets in opposition to the plans.
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