Planning Experts Welcome Plan To Clear Land For New Homes But Warn Much More Is Needed

Planning experts at national law firm Irwin Mitchell have welcomed the announcement that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) have put 13 major properties on the market to try and raise £225million.

The extensive list of properties, being sold to boost defence budgets, includes two golf courses, three airfields and four Army barracks.

Some of the land is being cleared for the purpose of building of new homes and the MoD is targeting £1billion in revenues from property sales under plans set out in the 2015 spending review.

Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said: “Our commitment to protect and increase the budget for our armed forces means that every penny of that will be reinvested into defence, helping to keep Britain safe.”