Plans have been submitted to transform a derelict building in Millport into flats.
The two-storey home at 12 Crichton Street has remained empty for over 40 years and proposals were submitted to North Ayrshire Council last week to turn the vacant home into two flats.
Applicants Fraser Richardson & Mrs Christina Kotsarini, c/o Kotsarini Properties Ltd, are seeking permission to turn the property that currently does not have a roof into a ground-floor flat and an upper maisonette.
If given the green light, the three-bedroom property would be converted into two one-bedroom flats.
The building was delisted by Historic Environment Scotland in October 2018, but the site sits within the Millport Conservation area.
The design statement which was submitted by McMillan & Cronin Architects, said: "The proposal is to remove the remaining existing walling that formed the original Crichton Street frontage to the original house, as this has been deemed uneconomic to repair and to construct a two-storey, and room in roof replacement.
"It is acknowledged that the site sits within the Conservation Status of Millport town centre and there is a sensitivity issue. However, in order to make development economic and viable, the value of the completed house would need to, at least, reflect the costs of acquiring the site clearing the site and constructing a new build home within the constrained space available.
"It is understood the building has remained derelict, without a roof and internal floors, for some 40 years and has suffered from significant decay which has accelerated over recent years."
In April 2019, North Ayrshire Council granted conditional planning permission for the replacement infill dwelling house to the site.
The proposals were approved at the time and have been replicated in the new application, but instead of a single house being proposed, the property will be sub-divided.
The proposals which can be viewed publicly on North Ayrshire Council's planning portal are currently pending consideration.
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