Landmarc Support Services sought to demolish the “out-dated” existing accommodation blocks at Greenfield military training camp.

These will now be replaced by four new two-storey, flat-roofed facilities offering a total of 416-bed spaces – 16 fewer than are currently on the site.

A council officer said in a handling report: “There is a need to replace existing accommodation buildings as they have failed with upkeep and continuing maintenance is very expensive.

“As set out in the supporting design statement, these new buildings are not proposed as additional accommodation, but as part of a comprehensive phased plan for the whole camp to replace existing older huts that no longer comply with standards.”