MoD Barnham Planned
Military · Barnham, SuffolkFormer military site no longer in active MoD use, proposed in 2026 for single adult male asylum seekers subject to feasibility assessment and planning, with a proposed minimum ten-year operational period.
Nearby schools
Nearest school: The Damara School (Not applicable), 0.37 miles in a straight line. There are 8 open schools within one mile and 13 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
- Police dispel 'misinformation' surrounding RAF base at centre of asylum protests
- Anti-immigration protest planned outside former RAF base after Thetford violence
- Letter to Home Secretary calls for closure of “inhumane” asylum accommodation camps at former military sites
- Government considering three new ex-military sites to replace asylum hotels
- MP concerned by 'nationally important' asylum plans
- Dozens of protesters gather outside former RAF base
Recent local coverage of asylum accommodation, via Google News. Headlines and publishers shown verbatim.