
Dalton Barracks
A GARDEN VILLAGE IN THE HEART OF OXFORDSHIRE
A sustainable, and inclusive mixed-use development, with a vibrant community that reflects the past and looks to the future, developed on Garden Village Principles
The Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) is progressing proposals for a new development at Dalton Barracks. This long-term, phased project aims to create a new community, aligning with local plan policies to facilitate a substantial residential-led development.
The consultation period on the Dalton Barracks proposals has now closed. Thank you to everyone who participated in the consultation: your feedback will contribute to the shaping of our masterplan for the site.
We are now analysing the feedback we received and planning some community workshops for early 2025. We plan to share details of the workshops soon.
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LOCATION
Shippon, Nr Abingdon, Oxfordshire
288 hectares of former military establishment land
Supporting New & Existing Communities
At the heart of Science Vale UK, part of the knowledge sector that will support 1 in 6 of future jobs
Active travel links into Abingdon
Amid the largest concentration of research and development activity in Western Europe
2031 Dalton Barracks (main site) closes
CREATING A THRIVING GARDEN VILLAGE
A place to live work and play

Leisure facilities

Community spaces

Improved local transport links

Over 250 acres of parkland

c. 5,250 Sustainable new homes

40% Affordable homes

Local employment

New primary schools

New secondary school
A well-designed place
Support the health, happiness and wellbeing of the people who will live, work and spend time here.

A culture of walking and cycling

Accessible & inclusive

Designed with nature in mind

Protecting resources

Low-car design

A place to start and a place to stay
OUR PLACEMAKING THEMES
We have organised our core design principles into five placemaking themes
These cover the three core themes of the National Design Guide, Character, Climate & Community that encompassing all the ten characteristics of well-designed places, with additional focused themes on Identity and Movement, which are especially important to the Dalton Barracks vision.

Character
Placemaking and Design

Climate
Nature, Public Space
and Sustainability

Community
People, Homes
and Mixed Uses

Identity
Cultural Heritage
and Identity
