A former Perth nurses’ home could be turned into flats.
An application has been submitted to Perth and Kinross Council that shows plans for 29 new homes at the premises on Taymount Terrace.
The building would house a variety of one and two-bedroomed flats, along with a three-bedroomed penthouse in an annexe.
Designed by James Millar around 1929, the property was once home to 64 nurses from the nearby Perth Royal Infirmary.
Alan Bell, who is a director at Chamberlain Bell, the firm that made the application, said it considered various options for redeveloping the building.
He said: “Previously, the NHS had the site under offer but I believe the sale fell through due to lack of funding.
“We were delighted to have the opportunity to purchase such a magnificent building and finally purchased the site from the NHS in November 2014.
“We looked at various options for redeveloping the site, including the possible removal of the old annexe at the rear of the building, and adding a new extension to one side.
“However, the planners were keen for us to retain the building, including the annexe, and so we worked with them to agree a suitable scheme for redeveloping the site into 29 residential apartments.”
Mr Bell added that the firm intends to maintain the building’s distinctive front.
He said: “The proposed scheme has the apartments spread between four separate stair ‘blocks’ over three floors.
“Although the existing building had been extremely well maintained by NHS, the grade C-listed neo-Georgian exterior will be fully restored and, internally, the building will be brought up to current building standards with a contemporary fit-out comprising a range of properties, from compact one-bed apartments, various styles of two-bed apartments with en suite and a unique three-bed penthouse apartment on the top floor of the annexe.”