A former village school could be given a fresh chapter as plans are put forward to turn the unused building into a single family home.
Sutcombe Primary School, near Holsworthy, Devon, has been the subject of a full planning application seeking permission for its conversion into one dwelling.
The application has been submitted by Mr John Flowers, with AHA Designs acting as agent.
Documents say the proposal would alter an existing consent for the site, reducing the scheme from two homes to one single-storey dwelling with a small mezzanine section.
The previous approval was for two individual dwellings, one with three bedrooms and one with four bedrooms, both with dormers on the roofline.
According to the design and access statement, the building has been for sale for 20 months since approval, including two attempts at auction, but did not sell because no one came forward to convert it into two dwellings.
The statement says the current owner now wants to alter the approval to create a single-storey, single dwelling.
Parking arrangements and the highway access would remain unchanged.
Externally, the former school would be renovated with only minor changes to the fabric of the building.
The existing main entrance would be closed up and replaced with a double casement window, while the original porched entrance would be renovated and reused as the main entrance to the home.
An additional window would be placed in the south gable wall, which the statement says would not overlook other properties or be seen from the road.
The document says the former primary school is a mid-Victorian community school which closed to pupils on July 19, 2016, and has been disused since.
The proposed development would provide a contemporary four-bedroom family home.
Inside, the renovated porch would lead into an open-plan living room, with the kitchen at one end and a sitting room at the other.
Plans also include a dining area with bifold doors opening on to rear amenity space, a utility room, cloakroom, family bathroom, office space and bedrooms.
The design statement says parts of the building which are no longer needed and are in poor condition would be demolished, as approved under the original consent.
It also says a bat survey condition linked to the previous planning permission has already been discharged.
