Catterick Marne Barracks gets the go-ahead
North Yorkshire Council has approved plans for two accommodation blocks and a strength and conditioning centre at the facility, which constitutes phase four of the wider redevelopment of Catterick Garrison.
The development will be delivered by Morgan Sindall on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, with the wider project team including Tetra Tech Planning, Morgan Sindall, and HLM Architects.
Located in off Leeming Lane and around 1.5km from Catterick and 8km from Richmond, the 163-acre site is a self-contained military facility with no direct public access.
The two accommodation blocks will each house 85 bedrooms and, according to the design and access statement, the improved facilities would help the retention rate for the armed forces.
Catterick’s expansion is ahead of the relocation of the 21 Engineer Regiment from Ripon.
Plans also include garages, workshops, car parking, pedestrian and cycle paths, and soft landscaping, and a rugby pitch added in to appease an earlier objection from Sport England.
Other plans going ahead from the MoD at Catterick Garrison include its first-ever joint healthcare facility with the NHS, which is being constructed by Tilbury Douglas and is on track to complete by next summer.
Meanwhile, the village itself is undergoing a £19m revamp, paid for by Levelling Up funds and with Willmott Dixon appointed as main contractor last August.
