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Ministry of Defence: Land

Question for Ministry of Defence

UIN HL6456, tabled on 1 April 2025

To ask His Majesty's Government how much land in Wales is owned by the Ministry of Defence, and what portion of that land is now available for sale for the purpose of building new houses.

Answered on

15 April 2025

As of 1 April 2024, Ministry of Defence (MOD) land holdings Wales comprised of some 23,300 hectares (6.8% of the MOD total).

The majority (85.4%) of this land is freehold land owned by the Department, the remainder is land held on a short term and contractual basis or through grants for a specific purpose.

It is too early to say at this time what proportion of this land may be used for the building of new homes.