NEW plans for the future of Ashchurch military base are being put together by Tewkesbury MP Laurence Robertson.
He is creating a counter-proposal to put to Defence Minister Andrew Robathan next Wednesday amid fears the current scheme for redevelopment goes too far.
It comes as the politician revealed almost 600 people had worked at the base in March.
Mr Robertson said he was worried about the number of jobs which would be at risk if the entire site was cleared for redevelopment.
The future of the site, which has been under threat for a number of years, has been earmarked by the Government as being sold off for housing.
"I am not convinced that the whole of the site should be sold for development and I will be putting a counter proposal to the Minister," he said.
"I do, of course, recognise that some of the site would be suitable for housing."
Workers at the Ashchurch Army camp have already launched a bid to save their jobs amid news the closure of the majority of the site could make way for 2,100 homes.
But civilian employees have promised to fight the proposals. They said more than 300 people, working either for the Ministry of Defence, employment agencies or private companies, face redundancy.
"I've held a number of meetings with the trades unions and have tabled a number of Parliamentary Questions on the future of the site," he added.
"The doubt surrounding the future of the site has not been helpful to anyone working there, but it is bad news for them that the plan is to sell the site off. I don't think that, at this point, the Government has a figure for how much it will cost to transfer the operations to another depot.
"However, this is something they will need to look closely at, as the cost of transfer will be significant. They have, though, confirmed to me that as many as 583 people worked at the site during March. I am therefore concerned about the jobs of those people."
Tewkesbury Borough Council is writing to the Government asking it to abandon the plans.
Armed Forces Minister Andrew Robathan said "The Ashchurch Depot facilities are coming to the end of their life span and parts of the site are no longer used.
"The facilities would need extensive renewal to continue effective operation, while the vehicle numbers that the site supports are reducing as a result of the Strategic Defence and Security Review."