Linton-on-Ouse fears becoming 'ghost town' over 1,200 asylum seeker plan

Residents of a North Yorkshire village fear their community could become a “ghost town” if controversial plans to accommodate up to 1,200 adult male asylum seekers at a former RAF base go ahead.Dozens of residents in Linton-on-Ouse, near York, have reportedly considered selling their homes and moving elsewhere amid uncertainty over the proposed asylum accommodation centre. According to SWNS, some homeowners have already put their properties on the market and say they could face losses of up to 20 per cent.The village, which has around 700 residents, has been at the centre of a renewed debate over plans to use the former RAF Linton-on-Ouse site to house asylum seekers.Residents say properties are being left emptyNew images from the village show around 35 newly renovated former Ministry of Defence homes across two new-build estates currently standing vacant, according to SWNS.Other nearby estates owned by property developer Annington have also reportedly seen…