Plans to transform an old school site in Gourock into an outdoor play and recreation space have moved a step closer.

A planning application has been lodged with Inverclyde Council to transform the site of the former St Ninian's Primary, on the corner of Staffa Street and Kirn Drive, into a multi-functional community greenspace.

The Green Action Trust is working alongside the council to create an informal play area on the ground.

The green space is planned for the site of the former St Ninian's Primary School building on the corner of Kirn Drive and Staffa Street. (Image: Newsquest Archive)

The aim is to make a space that everyone in the community can enjoy.

The proposal includes site clearance, a new path network, informal outdoor play, and hard and soft landscaping as well as a 'sustainable urban drainage system'.

Features planned for the site include a timber trail with sleeper steps, an outdoor classroom amphitheatre, a wetland area, and a reading circle.

The proposals for the site also include an experimental wildflower meadow, amenity lawn and south-facing seating wall, as well as a new path network and bike storage.

An online survey was held earlier this year to find out what the public thought of the initial proposals, which were also put on show at a drop-in session at the Coppermine Community Centre.

The old St Ninian's building was demolished shortly after pupils and staff moved into their £9.2 million premises next door in 2018.

The application has an 'expiry date' of October 7, according to the planning portal on Inverclyde Council's website.

To view the application and the background papers, go to planning.inverclyde.gov.uk and search for the planning reference code 24/0199/IC.