Taken from Forces Net ; 19 October 2020 , 16:44 Hrs .
As part of the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) plan, mobilised in 2016 to kickstart 25 years of construction, key sites will receive investment while others will be disposed of to reduce the MOD's footprint.
A new Red Arrows base , Royal Air Force training facilities, infrastructure for British Army brigades and work on consolidating Royal Navy and Royal Marines estate will feature in an investment package worth billions of pounds.
The DEO will also invest in more than 25,000 new and refurbished houses and single-living accommodation, contemporary office space for more than 12,000 people, and 63 specialist military workshops and garages. It is hoped the construction work will create about 20,000 jobs in the UK.
With many defence assets already shut down under the DEO, here is a timeline of sites which are set to close in the coming years ."
Interestingly Linton On Ouse does not appear on the list and I don't think I've ever seen Dishforth Barracks Airfield slated for closure , 2031 in the list , and Imphal Barracks in York would be a huge blow to the city if and when that does close . Story here ; www.forces.net/news/your-military-base-c...-list-sites-shutting .
The publication and ready availability of this sort of information these days is amazing
Back in the day, we could tell when a station was closing down by the sudden surge in expenditure on the buildings by MPBW, typically recladding a hangar or similar....
Taken from Forces Net ; 19 October 2020 , 16:44 Hrs .
As part of the Defence Estate Optimisation (DEO) plan, mobilised in 2016 to kickstart 25 years of construction, key sites will receive investment while others will be disposed of to reduce the MOD's footprint.
A new Red Arrows base , Royal Air Force training facilities, infrastructure for British Army brigades and work on consolidating Royal Navy and Royal Marines estate will feature in an investment package worth billions of pounds.
The DEO will also invest in more than 25,000 new and refurbished houses and single-living accommodation, contemporary office space for more than 12,000 people, and 63 specialist military workshops and garages. It is hoped the construction work will create about 20,000 jobs in the UK.
With many defence assets already shut down under the DEO, here is a timeline of sites which are set to close in the coming years ."
Interestingly Linton On Ouse does not appear on the list and I don't think I've ever seen Dishforth Barracks Airfield slated for closure , 2031 in the list , and Imphal Barracks in York would be a huge blow to the city if and when that does close . Story here ; www.forces.net/news/your-military-base-c...-list-sites-shutting .
Is this an updated story? Or just a repeat of an earlier one? I note that they ran pretty much the same thing back in February (about the same time as the parliamentary spreadsheet was updated) www.forces.net/news/uk/will-your-base-be...en-full-list-updates
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