Fresh images have been released showing a proposed housing and retail development for an Aberdeenshire coastal town.
Developers resubmitted scaled down plans for 500 homes, a supermarket and community facilities at Mill of Forest, Stonehaven last month.
Drum Property Group and Barratt North Scotland (BNS) had initially proposed building 1,500 new homes at the site, but the application was rejected by councillors late last year.
Now the developer has released new images of the scheme, which show how the much-needed supermarket could look and a new road bridge over the A90 which is included in the plans.
The images will be displayed at a public exhibition at St James’s Church on Arbuthnott Street next week.
Chris Ross, senior land manager for BNS has urged people to get involved in the consultation process.
He added: “As well as the long debated discussion about where a supermarket should be located in Stonehaven, a key issue for the local community and their families is both the affordability and supply of homes within the town.
“It is vital that the current imbalance is addressed, that is why we are committed to delivering 125 affordable homes as part of the Mill of Forest proposals.
Last night, the town’s community council welcomed the news the exhibition would be taking place.
However, vice-chairman and planning secretary Phil Mills-Bishop stressed they remain sceptical about the proposals.
He said: “We are in the process of arranging for the developers to present their plans to us.
“However, the fact we are giving them a chance to put forward the plans does not mean we support them.
“We have yet to see the actual planning application but we have been led to believe the developers are reducing the number of homes to 500 – this shows they are listening to the community which is positive.
“However, that is still too many houses for the infrastructure to support and we are not entirely confident they couldn’t decide to build more houses in the future.”
A drop-in event, where people can view the plans, runs from noon-7pm on Wednesday.