Plans to create a new community hub on the site of the old Ellon Academy will go before councillors on Tuesday.
Members of the Formartine Area Committee are being urged to approve the creation of offices and a community facility at the Schoolhill site of the town's old secondary school.
If approved, Aberdeenshire Council would also create a new library and family resource centre as part of the complex.
The proposed two-storey building would have enough office space to accommodate 163 workers – with council staff from across the town merging under one roof.
There would also be space for couples looking to tie the knot in Ellon, with a ceremony room and registrar’s office pencilled in for the building.
The old Ellon Academy was demolished in 2017, and the land at the top of Schoolhill Road in the town has been vacant ever since.
The application received two objections from local residents who have raised concerns about overlooking on nearby properties, the design of the building and layout of the site.
However, council planners have recommended that the scheme be approved.
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