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Ministry of Defence: Land

Asked by Ben Obese-JectyConservativeMinistry of DefenceTabled Answered 8 May 2025UIN 49815

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence, pursuant to the Answer of 30 April 2025 to Question 46974 on Ministry of Defence: Land, which 17 local authorities his Department is working with on the future use of surplus military land in local plans.

Answered by Al Carns

The table below shows the Local Planning Authorities the Ministry of Defence is currently engaging with on the future use of surplus military land on sites previously identified for disposal through both the Defence Estate Optimisation Programme and other initiatives.

LOCAL PLANNING AUTHORITY (LPA)

Colchester City Council

North Yorkshire Council

Broxtowe Borough Council

Winchester City Council

Rutland Council

Central Bedfordshire Council

Royal Borough of Greenwich

Portsmouth City Council

South Kesteven District Council

Forest of Dean District Council

Maidstone Borough Council

Wiltshire Council

Breckland District Council

West Suffolk District Council

Telford and Wrekin Council

Shropshire Council

Cheshire West and Chester Council

City of York Council

Buckinghamshire Council

Preston City Council

Vale of White Horse District Council

Plymouth City Council

South Oxfordshire District Council

London Borough of Hounslow

Huntingdonshire District Council

Rushmoor Borough Council

Wokingham Borough Council

Surrey Heath Borough Council

East Hampshire District Council

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