A PLAN to build accommodation for officers at RAF Odiham has been approved.

The Ministry of Defence applied to build a block near the current officers’ mess to stop reliance on off-base housing and to house officers associated with the base’s planned 12 new Mk6 Chinooks.

The two-storey block will contain 44 bedrooms for junior officers and nine larger suites for senior officers.

Planning officers at Hart District Council approved the decision using delegated powers.