# Fury as £3.4m contract agreed for huge UK migrant camp

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/fury-as-3-4m-contract-agreed-for-huge-uk-migrant-camp/
- Published: 2026-11-12T06:54:00+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-12T07:37:00+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Express (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/2265487/fury-huge-migrant-camp-confirmed
- Topics: UK, World

## Key points

- Plans are being drawn up for accommodation for up to 931 asylum seekers.
- Kier’s design contract is worth £3.4 million.
- The Home Office says no final site decision has been made.

## Summary

The Home Office has commissioned detailed plans for a proposed camp for up to 931 asylum seekers at the former RAF Barnham site, near Thetford. The £3.4 million contract has drawn criticism because no final decision has been made about using the site, which has also faced local protests.

The contract with Kier, signed in October and published this week, is worth £3,400,411.27 and covers refurbishment and modular-site plans. The government is considering three former military bases as alternatives to hotel accommodation and intends to use a fast-track planning process, but no application for Barnham has been published. A local councillor and the Barnham Residents Association have questioned the spending and called for clarity on the likely total cost; the Home Office says alternative sites are part of a plan to close asylum hotels and would have round-the-clock security and CCTV.

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