Work is underway on a new £70 million housing development in Wiltshire.

House builder Hill will develop 322 new homes at Tidworth for army families based at barracks on and around Salisbury Plain.

The development is being carried out on behalf of the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and will include five open green spaces.

Neal Walters, DIO Project Manager, said: "This major housing project is one example of how we’re investing in quality accommodation for our armed forces and their families. This development also complements our wider plans for the area which will support the return of British troops from Germany in 2019."


Kieran Larkin, Deputy Chief Executive at Hill, added: "We are delighted to be partnering with the Ministry of Defence (MOD) in what will be our largest single contract to date. This is not only a completely new sector for us at Hill, but it’s also our first project in Wiltshire, and is a fantastic opportunity to create homes for service personnel."

The project is due to be completed in spring 2018.

(LM)