Redrow’s Southern Counties division and Wates Developments have submitted plans for 1,500 homes at the historic Ford Airfield in West Sussex.
The partners will also develop a primary school, a care home, retail space and public open space.
The 900-acre site in Ford includes the former airbase that was used during the Battle of Britain in World War II and as a base for RAF Hunter jets.
It has been earmarked for residential development through its inclusion in the Ford Neighbourhood Plan and Arun District Local Plan.
The application follows six years of community consultation and engagement with Ford Parish Council.
A spokesman said: “We are not aware of any other community in the country voting in support of 1,500 new homes as part of its Neighbourhood Plan.
“This success illustrates what can be achieved through constructive neighbourhood planning and sets a benchmark for developing new communities of a major scale.”
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