Plans have been submitted to Angus Council to build luxury homes on the former site of the Carnoustie Links Hotel.
Quattro Group hopes to build eight residential flats, for short-term holiday leasing, on the site at Links Parade. They would overlook the historic Carnoustie Golf Links.
The derelict site has lain empty for several years and there were pleas for something to be done to smarten up the land during the build-up to The Open in 2018.
Previous plans by a different developer were approved but no work was done.
Quattro Group bought the site in 2018 while the previous application was still active but decided to tear up those plans and start again.
The flats would consist of three bedrooms, two of which will have ensuite bathrooms.
If approved, the construction is expected to be complete by the end of next year, if coronavirus restrictions allow.
Ruari Gardiner, architect for Glasgow-based gfivethree acting on behalf of Quattro Group, said: “My client bought the land in 2018 when the previous planning application was still active, but my client did not like them.
“We have tried to be a bit bolder. The client will retain ownership of the properties after development so they will be kept to a high standard.
“It’s in an ideal location and the plan is to have short term holiday lets there. The end product is going to be better than what the previous plans would have been.”
An objection to the plans has been made by local resident Robert Robb, who said the height of the proposed building is not in keeping with the surroundings and would have an impact on his home.
Mr Robb said: “The increased height would also substantially reduce the amount of daylight available to me as an immediate neighbour, causing increased overshadowing.”
There will be 12 parking spaces on site. Angus Council’s roads department indicated that 16 would be preferable to allow two cars per property but conceded 12 would suffice given the “urban environment” and nearby local transport links.
Independent councillor David Cheape previously raised concerns over why the land has lain dormant for several years.
He also hoped Angus Council could have been done something to improve the land prior The Open in 2018 but nothing was done.
