London-based EPR architects have submitted a detailed planning application to Bromley Council for a four-star hotel at the Biggin Hill Airport in south east London.

EPR has provided designs for a 76-room hotel with a restaurant at the airport, which played a major role as an RAF base in the Battle Of Britain during WWII.

Biggin Hill Airport managing director Peter Lonergan said the airport is in "desperate need of good quality accommodation" and added that many of the pilots, crew and businesses currently using the airport are forced to travel miles outside of the area.

"A new hotel would also be fantastic for the economy in terms of employment and revenue generation for other local businesses," he said.