Plans have been lodged to convert a historic north-east church into a home.
St John the Baptist Episcopal Church, in Portsoy, was sold last year for about £45,000.
And its days of sitting empty could be coming to an end an Aberdeen businessman making a bid to transform the former place of worship into a family home.
The plan would require the 177 to be connected to the mains water and energy supplies for the first time.
The church, on the corner of Hill Street and Seafield Terrace, is not currently connected to any service.
As well as its entrance hallway and the main church area, there is also a vestry and flower room which will all become living spaces.
The application has been made by laundry owner David Ashton.
Last night, he was unavailable to comment on the proposals.
The council’s roads and environmental health teams have not objected to the scheme.
Its archaeology service, however, has requested that no work be started on the B-listed building until a survey has been completed.
In a letter on the proposals, archaeologist Claire Herbert added that three memorial plaques within the church itself have been noted.
“Ideally these should be preserved in situ however if they are to be removed, a conservation statement detailing the removal methodology as well as details of their new proposed location should be provided,” she said.
Because the schools within the proposed home’s catchment area are working within capacity Mr Ashton will not have to provide any developer obligations – a cash sum used to support local services.
Mr Ashton has run a series of laundry and dry cleaning shops since 1993.
He is the current operations director of Aberdeen Laundry Services, a role he has held since 2008.
The church’s altar, pulpit, font, lectern, large chair and the sundry moveable items were not included in its sale.