Plans have been submitted to turn a wartime RAF accommodation building into a “contemporary” home.

Proposals lodged by agents for Low Barn Properties would see the structure, on land off Gowthorpe Lane, near Full Sutton, converted and a nearby warehouse retained.

Four other single storey concrete buildings which were also associated with the former RAF Full Sutton would be knocked down.

According to documents submitted to East Riding Council, the new building would feature zinc roofing to "hint at the light aircraft grey which has been used on military aircraft since 1945". It would also have full length glazing "and provide panoramic views of the Yorkshire Wolds"

Archive pic: The airfield opened in 1944 as part of RAF Bomber Command, with No. 77 Squadron RAF arriving on 15 May 1944 with the Handley Page Halifax Mks III and VI

placeholder image — Archive pic: The airfield opened in 1944 as part of RAF Bomber Command, with No. 77 Squadron RAF arriving on 15 May 1944 with the Handley Page Halifax Mks III and VI

They add: "The site is currently disused and unsightly and this proposal will greatly enhance the setting of the site and its surroundings through this high-quality conversion".

RAF Full Sutton didn’t open until May 1944, and was the last airfield built for RAF Bomber Command. It operated as a PGM-17 Thor missile site, until April 1963, and is now home to Full Sutton Flying Centre.