Home Office confirms work to close former RAF Scampton site

The Home Office has confirmed that work to close RAF Scampton has begun.

The former airbase, in Lincolnshire, was due to start housing up to 2,000 migrants from later this year as part of proposals by the previous Conservative government to reduce the reliance on hotels.

But plans were scrapped in September as part of an election pledge by the new Labour administration.

Since then leaders from Lincolnshire County Council, West Lindsey District Council, and City of Lincoln Council have voiced their concerns about the length of time taken to clarify the timelines and processes around the decommissioning of the former airbase.

Now the Home Office said it had informed the council of the process and would continue to provide updates, with the sale of the site occurring in accordance with the process for disposing of Crown land.

West Lindsey District council wants to push forward with a planned £300 million regeneration project, which aims to preserve the site’s history, including the Dambusters squadron and the Red Arrows.

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