Proposals have been lodged to construct new homes on the site of a former north-east railway station.
CA Duguid and Sons has applied for planning permission in principle for the properties at the former Auchterless station near Turriff.
Up to nine homes could be created, but the exact number has not yet been revealed.
The station was opened by the Banff, Macduff and Turriff Junction Railway in 1857, prior to the closure of the Aberdeen to Banff railway line in the late 1960s.
Auchterless became part of the London and North Eastern Railway in 1923 before passing on to the Scottish Region of British Railways during the nationalisation of 1948. It was subsequently closed by the British Railways Board.
The land has been used by CA Duguid and Sons ever since as a storage area for its business activities in the region.
A design statement, submitted with the application by James G Ironside Ltd on behalf of the applicant, confirmed: “The proposals included are for a housing development on a site which extends 0.99 hectares in total and is contained within the yard, single box and track bed areas of the former Auchterless railway station.
“Access to the site will be by a new junction off the A947 leading to a turning circle which will allow vehicles including a refuse vehicle to enter and exit the site on the 5.5m wide roadway.
“The housing layout is purely for illustrative purposes, but demonstrates how a small-scale development of up to nine homes sits neatly within the existing built pattern already contained in the area.
“It has the potential of providing a sustainable development within a unique rural location with public transport links to major service areas of Turriff and Banff.”
Members of the public have until Thursday, March 16, to comment on the application.