Plans for 20 new homes on the site of the former Ardeer Primary School in Stevenston have been lodged with North Ayrshire Council.
Social landlord Cunninghame Housing Association (CHA) want to build six blocks of houses – including two bungalows – on the derelict plot sandwiched between Garven Road and Morris Moodie Avenue.
The proposed development would deliver a mix of two and three-bedroom properties for people currently on housing waiting lists.
CHA's plans would breath new life into 4,500 sq. m of overgrown land where the school once sat. It closed in 1981 before being demolished and relocated in nearby Clark Crescent.
Since then, the area has become a target for vandalism and anti-social behaviour.
A design statement supporting a planning application to the local authority says: "The proposals comprise 18 two-storey houses and two bungalows with associated road, car parking and landscaping works.
"All properties will be made available for social rent by the applicant, Cunninghame Housing Association.
"The housing mix of this new development is made up of predominantly two and three-bedroom dwellings. There is one two-bedroom amenity standard bungalow within the site and one two-bedroom wheelchair bungalow."
Documents show that pre-application discussions were held with planners where it was mooted that such a development would be welcome.
CHA also staged a community consultation event on July 21 to involve the public and keep them informed.
Documents lodged with the council state: "There were a few questions raised at the event, largely in connection to construction traffic and noise during construction.
"Other areas of concern were with regards to parking. It was noted that the current residents park on the streets and they were concerned that construction of new dwellings with private driveways would remove their ability to park on-street.
"We highlighted that within the development we have provided 140 per cent parking.
"The final point raised was in connection to privacy and concerns that the new dwellings will overlook the existing. We believe that the orientation of the blocks is sensitive to the existing properties and none of the blocks impose on the privacy of these."
Planners will rule on the matter in due course.
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