Plans for 115 new homes on land that formed part of the historic Eglinton Ironworks site in Kilwinning have been lodged with North Ayrshire Council.
Private housing developer CCG homes want to transform a vacant 4.01 hectare plot off Nethermains Road into a major residential development.
They are proposing building a mix of 76 three-bedroom and 39 four-bedroom properties for private sale.
The estate would feature a total 336 parking spaces and be accessible from two locations along Nethermains Road.
With Almswall Park to its north, the River Garnock to its east and Nethermains industrial estate to the south, the proposed site is within 13 minutes walking distance of Kilwinning town centre.
It is also well served by a number of locally accessible amenities including Blacklands Primary School, Kilwinning Medical Practice and Kilwinning Sports Club.
Documents relating to the application state: "The site is a former brown field site which formed part of the historic Eglinton Iron Works.
"The site's industrial past is evident today in the form of stockpiles of masonry, concrete platforms and brick structures.
"Each house type has been designed and developed to ensure building in flexibility and ability to adapt to the changing needs of the individual residents, looking to provide the following: Adaptability and flexible space to suit amenity users; High levels of general storage; Living spaces configured to maximise amenity and passive surveillance of communal spaces ; Openings to maximise natural day lighting."
A design and access statement submitted as part of the plans says trees currently within the site boundary would be cleared but those around the perimeter would remain to enclose the site, a feature the applicants described as an "attractive asset".
A site investigation report noted that a risk assessment had detected asbestos in the made ground soils across the site. It advised that asbestos containing soils should be excavated and removed and samples taken therafter to ensure all traces had gone.
MAST Architects held an online community consultation event regarding the proposal last July but no comments or responses were recieved from the public.
Click here to see the full planning application. Planners will rule on the matter in due course.
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