Plans to demolish 1960s MoD weapons store

The depot was built between 1962 and 1966 and is located near Arrochar

The Ministry of Defence has applied for plans to demolish 16 buildings at a weapons store in Argyll.

DM Glen Douglas, near Loch Long, is a military munitions depot which was built more than 60 years ago.

It covers 650 acres and has been considered the largest weapons storage site in Western Europe.

The MoD said there were "currently no plans to develop the land".

They added that the buildings were being demolished as they had "exceeded their life expectancy" and were no longer in use.

The depot was built between 1962 and 1966 and is located near Arrochar, east of Loch Long.

It was created for NATO and has been used for munitions storage, but it is now only used by the MoD.

The RAF and British Army has also used the stores.

It has been used to store store ammunition for vessels at Faslane naval base and for surface ships via a jetty at Glen Mallan.

Weapons, ammunition and explosives were transported to the site mainly by rail, road and sea.

The MoD said due to the sensitive nature of the site, the specific building numbers could not be shared.

The application for planning permission to demolish part of the site is being considered by Argyll and Bute Council’s planning department.