Plans include a new 300-bedroom hotel at the entrance to Silverstone Park as well as sports and leisure facilities, an adrenaline centre plus student accommodation.

The application comes weeks after a wider outline masterplan was approved for the Silverstone site.

Permission was also granted last year for a £22million Silverstone Heritage Experience, showcasing the history of the circuit. Work will start on this during the autumn and is expected to finish in spring 2019.

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