The long-running saga over the fate of a disused and dilapidated bathing shelter by Broughty Ferry beach is about to reach its final chapter.
A planning application has been submitted to allow the building to be demolished, potentially paving the way for an underground pavilion to be created nearby.
The bathing shelter next to Castle Green was built in the 1950s and was operated latterly by East Coast Watersports, but it has been empty for several years.
There have been various attempts to find a new use for it, with plans to turn it into a restaurant seeing opposition from residents.
The last such application three years ago saw more than 500 people object.
Dundee City Council’s is behind the demolition application. A survey states the property’s roof is at the end of its useful life and has been letting in water.
Some guttering is missing, the doors and windows are also in a poor state, and a lot of internal work would be needed if it is refurbished.
Councillors heard last month that it would cost more than £100,000 to get the shelter back into shape.
The demolition is expected to be approved in the near future.
Broughty Ferry Development Trust has proposed creating an underground pavilion, with a cafe and changing rooms, in the mound between the shelter site and the old barracks by Broughty Castle.