A former air base in north Norfolk at the centre of plans for redevelopment is to be preserved in its current state to protect its heritage, residents have been told.
Norfolk County Council paid £4m for the former RAF Coltishall site in 2013 and rebranded it as Scottow Enterprise Park.
The local authority says, since then, it has created 269 jobs across 76 businesses.
The next stage of development of the enterprise park was discussed at a consultation day on Thursday.
But residents were told it would no involve the digging up of runways or demolition of buildings at the former RAF Coltishall site, planners have reassured nearby residents.
Michael Graham, managing director of planning consultants Icon which hosted the consultation day, said: 'There are no new builds in the application. We will leave it as it is now. We are not really proposing anything new.
'The planning application is an exercise in tidying up the existing buildings for use as part of the park. There will be no digging up of the runway, as per a planning application from a few years ago, and nothing will be demolished.
'We will preserve the site as it is. All the buildings on site will be used by businesses, and there's no proposal to change anything structurally. The plans will protect the heritage on the site.'
Mr Graham said he hoped that residents' concerns about more traffic and noise on the site, following the new application, had been allayed.
He added: 'Locals have endured quite a lot of transport in recent history, but the vehicles have not been from the enterprise park. We have been able to reassure them and I think most people left feeling happier. The residents have been put first in this.
'We talked about the traffic numbers anticipated for the site and the limits on lorries entering through the main gate.'
The strategic development 'vision' is for the site to become a STEM-focused enterprise area - supporting and encouraging science, technology and engineering business or helping to incubate STEM start-ups.
During the Second World War, the site was home to many famous fighter aces including Douglas Bader. It was also an important site during the later Cold War.
Do you still have concerns about the proposals? Email david.bale2@archant.co.uk
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