Written question asked by Ben Obese-Jecty (Conservative) on Thursday, 1 May 2025, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 6 May 2025. It was answered by Al Carns (Labour) on Thursday, 8 May 2025 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Ministry of Defence: Land

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.

Answer

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

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 49815
Session: 2024-26
Related items: Ministry of Defence: Land
Wednesday, 30 April 2025
Written questions
House of Commons
Subjects: Land Local government Ministry of Defence Local plans
Contains statistics: Yes
Link: View this Written question on www.parliament.uk

Ministry of Defence: Land

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