City planners are being asked to back proposals for a new £2.4 million nursery in an Aberdeen neighbourhood.
Education chiefs say the facility on Cummings Park Crescent in Northfield is needed to help meet future demand, in line with a Scottish Government commitment to increase free early learning and childcare for families.
Plans have now been lodged for the single-storey development, on the site of the former Cummings Park Nursery.
The planning documents show that the nursery will have two main areas separated by a foldable partition and enough parking for 14 vehicles and 10 bicycles.
It will also have kitchen areas for the preparation of food and around 2,600sq ft of outside play areas.
Earlier this year the proposals were thrown into doubt after it was revealed the building site may have been a former quarry.
Historic maps suggested the land had a more industrial use – the theory tying in with nearby place names including Granitehill Road and Quarry Road.
This would have meant the building would require deeper foundations, leading to a longer and more costly construction process.
But in June the council was able to confirm that, while quarries had been located close to the site, the land earmarked for the nursery has “no abnormal ground conditions”.
If approved, construction work is expected to begin by the end of the year.
