1,300 home plans for historic barracks move forward

Plans for up to 1,300 homes on a former North Yorkshire barracks are set to move forward, with public consultation events to be held over the summer ahead of the submission of a planning application.Homes England is working in partnership with the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) to develop plans for housing and commercial space on Claro and Deverell Barracks in Ripon. It is the first site to be progressed as part of the partnership, which seeks to develop surplus Ministry of Defence (MoD) land across the country.The Ripon site would provide up to 1,300 new homes and commercial space over the next few years as the land becomes available.Following an initial event with stakeholders including Ripon City Council and Harrogate Borough Council to discuss a vision for the future of the site, Homes England is now planning a series of community engagement events later this summer.Plans are due to be submitted to the council later this year.Claro barracks in Ripon has billeted troops since World War I, including the famous poet Wilfred Owen, and currently houses the 21 Engineer Regiment, which is set to move to Marne Barracks in Catterick in 2023.