The Beach Court Nursing Home closed shortly after shortly after the Care Inspectorate uncovered “serious concerns around the care, staffing, management and leadership” during an unannounced visit in October 2013.

Since then, the historic building on Constitution Street has been abandoned, boarded up and put on the market.

But now, plans have been submitted to Aberdeen City Council seeking permission to redevelop the site to create 20 residential units, including six social housing units.

The proposal has been submitted by Bradley Craig Architects on behalf of English developer Microsoft Microling UK Ltd.

The care home, which was operated by Four Seasons Health Care, had space for up to 43 elderly people, including up to 19 people with mental health issues.

Following the announcement the facility was to close in November 2013, a Care Inspectorate spokesperson said: “We carried out an unannounced inspection at Beach Court Care Home in October and found serious concerns around the care, staffing, management and leadership.”

In a BBC article on the closure, Four Seasons stated the wellbeing of residents was its “priority” but that there had been “difficulties in recruiting and retaining staff of the right qualifications and calibre”.