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| Chapter 6 - Land Holdings and Buildings |
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Table 6.3 Land holdings by type of use and whether owned, leased or with legal rights, at 1 April
each year in thousand hectares |
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1990 |
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1997 |
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2003 |
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2009 |
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| Airfields |
28.3 |
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28.9 |
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26.7 |
26.7 |
26.4 |
26.4 |
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26.4 |
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26.2 |
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26.0 |
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| Freehold |
26.9 |
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27.2 |
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25.0 |
25.0 |
24.7 |
24.7 |
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24.7 |
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24.5 |
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24.0 |
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| Leasehold |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
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0.2 |
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0.2 |
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- |
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| Rights2 |
1.3 |
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1.6 |
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1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
1.5 |
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1.5 |
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1.5 |
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2.0 |
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| Naval bases |
1.3 |
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1.4 |
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1.1 |
1.1 |
1.2 |
1.2 |
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1.2 |
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1.2 |
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1.0 |
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| Freehold |
1.3 |
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1.3 |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
1.1 |
1.1 |
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1.1 |
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1.1 |
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1.0 |
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| Leasehold |
- |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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- |
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| Rights2 |
- |
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- |
- |
- |
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| Training areas, ranges |
254.8 |
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278.4 |
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283.9 |
283.9 |
283.5 |
283.5 |
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283.5 |
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291.6 |
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291.0 |
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| Freehold |
142.6 |
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145.7 |
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149.1 |
149.1 |
148.8 |
148.8 |
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148.8 |
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148.7 |
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148.0 |
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| Leasehold |
13.1 |
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13.3 |
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15.2 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
15.2 |
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15.2 |
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15.2 |
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15.0 |
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| Rights2 |
99.1 |
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119.4 |
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119.6 |
119.6 |
119.5 |
119.5 |
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119.5 |
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127.7 |
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128.0 |
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| Barracks, camps |
11.3 |
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10.9 |
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17.9 |
17.9 |
11.4 |
11.4 |
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11.4 |
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11.4 |
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11.0 |
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| Freehold |
10.2 |
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10.2 |
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10.7 |
10.7 |
10.6 |
10.6 |
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10.6 |
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10.6 |
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11.0 |
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| Leasehold |
0.3 |
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0.3 |
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0.5 |
0.5 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
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0.3 |
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0.3 |
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| Rights2 |
0.9 |
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0.4 |
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6.7 |
6.7 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
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0.5 |
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0.5 |
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1.0 |
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| Storage, supply depots |
9.6 |
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11.1 |
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9.7 |
9.7 |
11.7 |
11.7 |
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11.7 |
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11.7 |
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12.0 |
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| Freehold |
9.5 |
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10.6 |
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9.2 |
9.2 |
11.2 |
11.2 |
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11.2 |
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11.2 |
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11.0 |
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| Leasehold |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
0.1 |
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0.1 |
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0.1 |
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- |
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| Rights2 |
- |
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0.4 |
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0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
0.4 |
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0.4 |
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0.4 |
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- |
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| Research and Development |
28.4 |
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21.8 |
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18.9 |
18.9 |
18.4 |
18.4 |
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18.4 |
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18.4 |
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18.0 |
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| Freehold |
26.5 |
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20.3 |
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17.4 |
17.4 |
16.8 |
16.8 |
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16.8 |
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16.8 |
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16.0 |
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| Leasehold |
1.2 |
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0.9 |
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1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
1.0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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1.0 |
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| Rights2 |
0.7 |
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0.6 |
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0.5 |
0.5 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
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0.6 |
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0.6 |
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1.0 |
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| Radio & W/T stations |
6.4 |
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7.3 |
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6.3 |
6.3 |
6.4 |
6.4 |
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6.4 |
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6.4 |
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6.0 |
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| Freehold |
5.6 |
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5.8 |
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5.0 |
5.0 |
5.1 |
5.1 |
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5.1 |
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5.1 |
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5.0 |
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| Leasehold |
0.4 |
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0.5 |
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0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
0.6 |
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0.6 |
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0.6 |
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1.0 |
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| Rights2 |
0.4 |
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1.0 |
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0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
0.7 |
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0.7 |
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0.7 |
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1.0 |
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| Miscellaneous |
3.8 |
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4.3 |
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6.6 |
6.6 |
6.7 |
6.7 |
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6.7 |
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6.6 |
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7.0 |
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| Freehold |
2.5 |
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2.8 |
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2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
2.2 |
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2.2 |
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2.1 |
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2.0 |
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| Leasehold |
0.3 |
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0.3 |
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2.7 |
2.7 |
2.8 |
2.8 |
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2.8 |
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2.8 |
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3.0 |
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| Rights2 |
1.0 |
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1.2 |
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1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
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1.7 |
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1.7 |
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2.0 |
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| Defence land used for agricultural purposes3 |
110.8 |
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96.2 |
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103.0 |
100.5 |
106.3 |
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4 |
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4 |
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4 |
| Grazing only |
61.2 |
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51.9 |
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70.2 |
68.3 |
71.0 |
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| Full agricultural use |
49.6 |
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44.3 |
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32.8 |
32.2 |
35.3 |
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| Source: MOD Defence Estates |
These holdings include land declared as surplus to defence requirements.
A thousand hectares is 3.86 square miles.
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| 1. Data for 2009 have been rounded to the nearest thousand hectares, whereas data for previous years are rounded to the nearest hundred hectares. This is because during compilation of the figures some minor inconsistencies were identified at the hundred hectares level which were unable to be resolved in time for publication. The cause of these inconsistencies will be investigated prior to publication of UKDS 2010. |
| 2. Rights held are Land and foreshore that are not owned by, or leased to MOD, but over which the Department has limited
rights under grants and rights. |
| 3. Values are included within the usage totals above. |
| 4. Following changes in the tenancies of agricultural land, these data are no longer available. |
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| Statistics show that the estate size has not moved significantly in recent years. Disposals and acquisitions have occurred, but the overall impact on the overall estate size is not significant. The basis of measurement is currently under review to ensure it reflects changes and improvements in technology. |
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Introduction