Catterick Garrison Cancelled/never opened
Military · Catterick Garrison, North YorkshireNamed on 29 March 2023 as a potential large-scale asylum site but never developed or opened; plans were dropped in favour of other sites.
Nearby schools
Nearest school: Cambrai Primary School (Primary), 0.42 miles in a straight line. There are 6 open schools within one mile and 7 within two.
Straight-line distances to open schools in the DfE Get Information About Schools register, shown as objective context. In 2026 the government said asylum accommodation should not be sited close to schools and nurseries; that guidance names no official distance, so these figures are not a measure against any threshold.
Local asylum coverage
- Catterick Garrison barracks will not be used for large-scale asylum site | ITV News
- Government accused of 'losing plot' over asylum plans for Catterick Garrison
- Government plans to shift migrants from hotels to two military barracks in new move
- Concern over MoD plans to house more refugees in Richmondshire
- U-turn on PM plan to lead way with asylum accommodation in his Richmond constituency
- Sunak says barracks in his constituency ‘not right’ for large asylum centre
Recent local coverage of asylum accommodation, via Google News. Headlines and publishers shown verbatim.