The site of a former World War Two munitions factory is to become a housing estate.
The former site of Royal Ordnance Factory (ROF) Thorp Arch will become the site of 100 homes, developer Lovell has said.
The £30m develop, which is expected to take three years to complete, will comprise 119 homes, 42 of which will be available via an affordable homes scheme.
Work on the site, near Wetherby, West Yorkshire, is expected to begin in October.
Robert Adams, Regional Managing Director for Lovell Eastern said: “This site will provide much needed homes for the community along with jobs and investment.
“We would like to thank Homes England for the work done to ensure that we were able to purchase the site quickly, enabling us to get started on the planning process.”
Opened in 1941, ROF Thorp Arch produced munitions for The Army and Royal Air Force during the Second World War.
The factory at one stage is believed to have had 619 building producing a wide variety of arms including: light gun ammunition, medium gun ammunition, heavy ammunition, land mines and trench mortars for the Army.
The plant, which is believed have produced billion of rounds of ammunition, made medium and large bombs for the RAF. The factory, connected to London via the London & North Eastern Railway, also made 20mm and other small arms ammunition for the Army, Navy and RAF.
ROF Throp Arch closed at the end of World War Two but reopened during the Korean War (1950-1953) before closing for good in 1958 as a result of military spending cuts.
Today part of the site is occupied by the British Library and Wealstun Prison.
