These are the first images of revived plans for a 600-home village which could be built on the outskirts of a north-east town.
Land south of Fraserburgh has been earmarked for the multimillion-pound Kirkton development which is expected to feature a new primary school, health centre and a range of other facilities.
About 10 acres of the site would be zoned for new businesses and offices, potentially creating scores of jobs.
The development was first announced seven years ago and has already been praised by locals.
Now consultants Knight Frank and architects Baxter Design are getting ready to unveil their new vision for the site to the public.
They have drawn up a masterplan for the land which will be used to fast-track planning applications for future stages of development.
Residents are being urged to have their say on the project at a consultation event later this month.
Gary Purves, senior planner at Knight Frank, said yesterday: “We believe it is vital for the public to be involved in this exciting development and we are inviting everyone along to view the plans.
“We have worked hard on a design that will suit the needs of this growing community and responses have been extremely positive so far.”
He added: “As the development will contain a mix of property – including residential, commercial and community – it will enable people to live and work in the area and encourage inward investment.
“We are confident this will sit well with the public and meet expectations.”
The greenfield site targeted for the project is south of Boothby Road and west of the A90 Fraserburgh-Peterhead route.
If the application is successful, the vibrant new community would boost Fraserburgh’s dwindling population of about 12,000 by 10%.
Aberdeenshire councillors could approve the masterplan as early as the end of the summer.
After that, a detailed planning application for the first phase of the development – about 120 houses – will be submitted by local builder Colaren Properties.
The proposals will go on display at a public exhibition on Wednesday, June 18, at Fraserburgh’s Museum of Scottish Lighthouses.
When drawing up initial proposals for the development, designers took inspiration from Poundbury, an experimental new village on the outskirts of Dorchester which has been designed around ideas from the Prince of Wales.
Many of the prince’s own theories were used at Poundbury, where both rented and privately-owned homes, shops, leisure facilities, schools, factories, workshops and offices were integrated against a backdrop of local, traditional architecture in interesting street patterns.
Fraserburgh’s Kirkton scheme would also concentrate on traditional architecture and create a village-style atmosphere.
Local community council member Mary Melville said the Kirkton plan had been well supported.
“I think people here are very appreciative of getting this kind of investment and new housing being built near the town,” she said.
The development is part of the long-running Fraserburgh Masterplan project, which was launched more than a decade ago to make the town a more attractive place to live and visit.