Land at the above location has been declared surplus to Ministry of Defence (MOD)Requirements.

The Crichel Down Rules require Government Departments, under certain circumstances, to offer back surplus land to the former owners or their successors in title at current market value, unless an exception applies.

In this instance the land is not to be offered back because exception 15 (1) applies as it has been decided on specific ministerial authority that the land is needed by another Government Department.

The Crichel Down rules can be found at

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/compulsory-purchase-process-and-the-crichel-down-rules-guidance.