Plans for a new primary school in the Carse of Gowrie costing around £8 million have been passed by Perth and Kinross Council.
The development management committee agreed to the proposals for a purpose-built school in Invergowrie.
This will involve the demolition of pre-fabricated classrooms, hall, kitchen, dining room and toilet block extension at the existing Invergowrie Primary School.
Due to the building being C-listed and part of a B-listed group of buildings, an additional application was presented for listed-building consent.
Committee members heard the primary will cater for 283 pupils and 30 nursery children in seven classrooms and a nursery with independent entrance.
The council has received £2.276m of the costs from the Scottish Futures Trust, with the remaining £5.5m coming from capital resources.
On Wednesday, members heard the school will be built on the current playing fields, with much of the existing structure kept for community use. The building will be kept but other, ancillary blocks will be razed.
They include the toilet block annexe to the rear of the main building, together with several prefabricated detached huts.
Several boundary walls beyond the original, wrought-iron topped stone wall will also be torn down, notably those along the southern and western boundaries.
To the front of the school, towards Errol Road, the multi-use games area will be enclosed by 3m fencing and will be for school and community use.
A learning resource centre and meeting room suitable for community use and general-purpose room for music and drama are also included.
New vehicular and pedestrian access with associated lay-by and service bus stop will be created, with new vehicular access to the existing building.
Due to the school being built on the playing fields, the development will remove the need for decant accommodation during the build.
Development quality manager Nick Brian said the building will be ”sympathetic to its historic setting” and added he had ”no concerns” that it would affect either the main school building or the A-listed All Souls’ Episcopal Church.
Councillor Mac Roberts told The Courier the announcement is ”good news” and the ”right solution” for the primary school.
He said: ”The development will be using the existing school, much as has been done in Errol.
”At the end of the day, the school will be built to the back of the site. This is the best solution as there have been problems with car parking.
”There will be a drop-off area for parents so the flow of traffic will be uninterrupted.”
He added: ”One problem we may have is being left with redundant buildings, but this is the best way forward and is good news.”