More than 100 objections have been lodged against plans to build affordable housing on the site of the former Braeside Primary School in Aberdeen's West End.
Residents have raised concerns which include the pressure an additional 30 homes in Braeside Place would have on schools, roads and medical facilities in Airyhall.
The development is being proposed by Malcolm Allan Housebuilders to create affordable housing originally earmarked for its nearby Treetops development.
It would be a mix of three and four-bedroom properties and provide accommodation for a number of disabled residents.
Architect Halliday Fraser Munro claim the scheme would "respond to the housing needs in the area".
And Grampian Housing Association boss, Craig Stirrat, said the design would "help to create a more balanced community in an area of the city that is predominately owner-occupier".
Fury
But the Press and Journal says dozens of local people are furious about the proposals.
Mrs Laura Beaton states: "My daughter attends Airyhall School and the school is at breaking point with the number of pupils.
"Why not build a new primary school/nursery on this site as it was before?
"This is a small, quiet area and it seems ridiculous to go and squeeze more housing into an already-cramped road.
Another resident, Angela Campbell, says: "We do not need any new houses in the area.
"Airyhall Primary School is full.
Nowhere to play
"I have two sons, one being a teenager. There is nowhere for them to go to play in the area at all. I oppose new housing wholeheartedly."
Kenny Moir objected on the basis the development would have a "skyscraper effect" on neighbouring properties.
He says the proposed properties would not be not in keeping with the area, given that all the surrounding houses are one and a half storeys and the plan is for two storey housing.
He adds: "The dwellings being higher will give a 'skyscraper effect' and potentially block out light to surrounding properties, changing their current environment."
But, as part of the consultation process, Aberdeen City Council found there would be "sufficient available capacity" at Airyhall School to accommodate pupil numbers expected to be generated by the development."
However, it said there is "insufficient" capacity at Hazlehead Academy and therefore the developer would be required to assist with the cost of reconfiguring the building to create more capacity or construction of a new building.
Knocked down
Braeside Primary was closed in 2014 and later knocked down.
The council put the 2.5 acre site on the market for offers in the region of £1million, hailing it as an "excellent development prospect".
The architect says the family-heavy area makes it the perfect spot for new social housing, with a "well-equipped" playpark nearby which will be connected to the development with a new path.
Another perk, they say, is the various facilities in the area, such as the doctors' surgery at the junction of Springfield Road and Countesswells Road. And among the various shops in the area is a new Aldi.