The future of RAF Lyneham will come into the spotlight at a meeting of North Wiltshire District Council's Executive committee tonight.

The final version of blueprint, entitled A Vision for the Future of the RAF Site at Lyneham, was produced by a task force chaired by MP James Gray, with help from the district council.

The vision document was first released on March 4 and tonight members will be invited to adopt it formally.

Mr Gray said he would be interested to know what local people think about the blueprint.

"This is an issue that concerns us all and it is vital that we get the views of the general public who will be most affected by the way in which Lyneham is used in future," he said.

"I will be very interested to hear from anyone who wishes to bring their own views on the paper to my attention."

By 2012 the RAF's Air Transport and Air refuelling fleets will be based at RAF Brize Norton and RAF Lyneham will be closed.

Following the announcement the task force was set up, with representatives from local and regional organisations who had an interest in the Lyneham area.

The vision document calls on the MOD not to mothball the site, but to plan its development carefully with local consultation and the possible preparation of Supplementary Planning Guidance in the future.

Some civil and commercial use of the site for general and business aviation is considered acceptable but the report concludes it would be wholly inappropriate for RAF Lyneham to become a commercial airport.

RAF Lyneham, which covers some 450 hectares, is largely open countryside and development of these areas is considered unacceptable. The report recommends they revert to agricultural use.

Runways, hangars and offices could be re-used for employment. Small scale residential development, matched by employment, community and recreation uses, was considered a good idea.

"Any residential component of the development should include a reasonable amount proportion of affordable housing to meet the needs of local people," the report says.

It also recommends the MOD undertakes a full decontamination of the site before it is released, with improvements to the landscaping.

"Any future development has to be economically viable, integrated into the existing Lyneham community, and at least as environmentally attractive as the current use of the site," the report states.