Reserve facilities and limits on local military oversight

How common are semi-hidden military facilities such as Royal Marines Reserve training areas beneath bus depots?

They are described as common, with military facilities often less visible to the public than a large, clearly marked base.

Small or inconspicuous military facilities are described as common in Britain, following a question about Royal Marines Reserve training space beneath bus depots. Alex Clarke recalls one council repeatedly asking a local army installation whether it holds nuclear weapons. The Ministry of Defence's refusal to confirm or deny provides no answer to that demand. The 2023 anecdote illustrates the limits of local access to military information and the political disputes those limits can create.