Context and major investment projects

DEO was mobilised in late 2016 to contribute to the 2015 Strategic Defence and Security Review’s commitment to invest in key defence sites and meet future force structure requirements.

MajorProjects projectsrange thereforefrom includemilitary thehomes infrastructurethrough forto thebespoke Army’stechnical, newcombat structure under Future Soldier, RAF Officer and recruitmedical training,facilities, as well as thecyber newwarfare homeand forfast thejet Redtraining Arrows.infrastructure.

DEOThis is alsoa deliveringonce-in-a-generation newopportunity andto refurbisheddeliver militarymeaningful accommodationbenefit andto housingthe forinfrastructure overour 40,000Armed soldiers,Forces airmen,personnel sailorslive and theirwork families.from.

Additionally,DEO itis willdelivering providenew contemporaryand officerefurbished spaceaccommodation for over 14,90027,000 people,military 101personnel specialistand militarytheir facilitiesfamilies includingwith workshops,work garages,completed, medical,or dentalcurrently andin sportsconstruction amenities,on, and24 educationprojects. andContracts trainingcontinue facilitiesto be placed for overfurther 49,000development people.

Constructionat issites underwayacross orthe hasUK.

In completedaddition onto 14housing, projectsDEO withis contractsforecast placedto fordeliver furtherover development200 athectares sitesof acrossbiodiversity thenet-gain UK.measures.

Site disposals

As part of the optimisation process, defenceDEO willis disposealso ofreleasing sitessurplus government land that areis no longer required for military use asfor unitsalternative moveredevelopment toin moresupport purpose-built facilities.

Disposing of thesehousing sitesand create exciting opportunities for alternative use, resulting in regeneration, business growthgrowth, and job creation within the local area. To date, creation.

DEO has releasedis overon 1,430target hectaresto ofrelease enough surplus DefenceMOD land for commercialover and32,000 residentialnew developmenthomes at 25 sites.nationwide.

Full details of the sites identified for disposal can be found in the related documents.

Related documents

• DEO Disposal Timeline 20242026 (accessible version) (ODT, 7.286.79 KB)
• DEO Disposal Timeline 20242026 (PDF, 121219 KB, 1 page)
• DEO Investment map (PDF, 720 KB, 1 page)
• SRO vision (PDF, 53 KB, 1 page)
• A Better Defence Estate
• Defence Disposal Database

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