Ministry Of Defence (MOD) has secured three major planning approvals that will allow the sale of surplus military facilities in the south of England.

The sales will support our Armed Forces and release land to provide more than 5,000 much-needed civilian homes.

The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO), part of the MOD, required just four weeks to pull together the results of many months of hard work and gain the approvals for a range of sites in the south of England:


• Worthy Down in Hampshire

• Princess Royal Barracks (PRB) at Deepcut in Surrey

• Land in Aldershot, known as the Aldershot Urban Extension

The planning success allows DIO to release obsolete areas for civilian homes development and contributes to the government's Plan for Growth national housing strategy.

Martin Lloyd, DIO Head of Disposals South, said: "DIO's priority is to support our Armed Forces as they live, work and train. Securing 3 major approvals close together represents an enormous effort by our staff and their advisors. I am delighted with our success in moving these projects forward.

"The Deepcut and Worthy Down approvals will enable bidders to submit better bids, whilst the Aldershot approval takes this project to the next phase which will deliver housing in accordance with the government’s housing agenda."

(CD/JP)