Madras College’s Kilrymont campus could be redeveloped as housing, a care home or student accommodation, Fife Council has recommended.
The school building in a residential area of St Andrews is up for sale before its closure when the new school is complete next year.
A development framework has been drawn up to guide potential purchasers of the 15.5-acre site in Kilrymont Road.
Any new development will be constrained by the B-listed status of the 1960s buildings, which are recognised by Historic Environment Scotland for their striking modernist architecture and pagoda-style roofline.
The blueprint envisages retention of the main buildings with possible removal of the technical classrooms and sports hall.
A report to councillors by Pam Ewen, planning chief officer, states proposals for the site will have to take into consideration the impact of the listed buildings.
She said: “It is considered that, in principle, the site and buildings could accommodate a range of uses.
“This could include private housing, affordable housing, care home, student accommodation, class four office use or education/community uses.”
Two options are presented for the use of the playing fields north of the listed buildings, one an urban block approach with housing orientated to create ‘active streets’, the other a single, large structure for the likes of a care home or student accommodation.
A green buffer would be required to protect the setting of the listed buildings, she states.
The sports hall could also be redeveloped, she said, and small-scale development located to the south-west of the site.
Mrs Ewen said: “The design and development framework provides a resource to facilitate the marketing of the site to potential investors by providing direction on the key land use, built heritage and design principles that will need to be considered when preparing detailed proposals.”
Construction of the £50 million new school at Langlands began last September.
Both Kilrymont and South Street campuses will remain in use until pupils move into the new school, which is expected to happen next summer.
Fife Council previously indicated it wanted to advertise the site for sale as quickly as possible to test the market and give a purchaser time to work on an acceptable proposal.
