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Defence estates release development plan - 2008 to 2031
The MoD have today released the Defence Estate Development Plan, which draws together strategies for the continued rationalisation, development and improvement of the estate and military accommodation over the next two decades.
The plan consolidates objectives from all three Services such as planned site closures, requirements for training estates and sustainability targets, so all military personnel and stakeholders have an overview of the short and long-term plans for sites.
With the planned closure of smaller sites across the UK, the Estate will move towards sustainable Defence Communities, consisting of fewer, larger sites, similar to those that already exist such as Aldershot, Plymouth and Catterick. This will ensure that service personnel and their families will need to move less to avoid disruptions to family life.
Minister for the Armed Forces, Bob Ainsworth said:
"This plan will help us deliver an estate that supports both the current and evolving military need in addition to providing value for money.
"Sustainability also remains a key tenet of Government policy and the plan reflects the MoD's commitment to this important agenda."
The Chief Executive of Defence Estates, Vice Admiral Tim Laurence said:
"Accommodation is a key driver to security and satisfaction for both military personnel and their families and I am determined to ensure that we do all we can to get this right. The Defence Estate Development Plan plays a vital part in achieving this.
"The plan is a vital framework that gives us a head-mark to aim for as we take the estate forward to meet both current and future defence needs. It gives a clear indication of our intent to manage the estate in a structured and co-ordinated way. We aim to use the resources available to achieve the very best that we can for those who live and work within it."
Notes to Editors
1. The sites highlighted for closure have already been announced through the connected reviews ongoing across the services and defence. A full list can be seen in the plan: http://www.defence-estates.mod.uk/publications/dedp08.php
2. Defence Estates is a MoD organisation. On 1 April 2005 it was re-launched with responsibilities for managing the Defence estate as a corporate asset on behalf of the MoD, and for the delivery of maintenance, works and services.
3. Defence Estates assumed responsibility for the management and maintenance of the Service Families Accommodation estate in the mainland UK on 1 April 2004, following its merger with the Defence Housing Executive.
