The application was submitted for MoD training land near Garelochhead, which is not part of HMNB Clyde.

Despite the live application, an MoD spokeswoman told the Advertiser there were ‘no plans’ to remove the noise bund.

The Garelochhead Army Training Camp had applied to extend the firing range in January last year, along with erecting a wardens complex which was approved by council planners.

A non-material amendment was submitted to remove the noise bund and to alter the access track last week, but it was quickly rejected by planners.

A member of the environmental health team for the council was consulted on the plans – stating a clear objection as it could cause complaints about noise.

The environmental health officer for the council said: “The noise assessment recommended that the bund was put in place to mitigate any impact of noise on the nearest noise sensitive properties.

“If the proposal is to remove the bund and no alternative mitigation measures were to be put in place then environmental health would object to the proposal because the noise assessment showed the noise levels could likely cause complaints of noise nuisance.” However, an MoD spokeswoman said there were ‘no plans’ to remove the noise bund – despite the application being live at the time.

The camp was built in 1940, during World War II, with 13 square miles of the surrounding area used as a training area.

Around 22,000 US servicemen were accommodated and trained there immediately prior to the D-Day operations in 1944.

The camp can accommodate up to 500 personnel, and is still used regularly by the military to carry out residential work experience for school pupils and training exercises for Territorial Army units and regular Army recruits from the Infantry Training Centre. The camp has also been previously used by Strathclyde Police – now part of Police Scotland – as an operating base during protests at the nearby HMNB Clyde.