A planning application was lodged last year by Discovery Homes to build half a dozen houses on the site of the former Northern Fire Station, located on Dundee’s Strathmore Avenue.

The Courier reports that Dundee City Council has now granted planning permission for the development, though work will not begin until further risk assessment is carried out.

The station closed down in 1991 when the brigade moved to a new base at Macalpine Road.

The proposed homes have been designed by the Voigt Partnership for “modern family living”, with each property comprising three bedrooms and three bathrooms.

All six properties would be accessed by a new road off Strathmore Avenue.