NEW houses could be built in Egremont if a planning application gets the go-ahead.
Plans for the construction of 27 houses and five garages have been submitted on the former Orgill School site.
The land - on Croadalla Avenue - was used by Orgill Infants School until its amalgamation with the junior school, on Southey Avenue, in 1998.
Now, the current owner - Cliff Court (Redcar) Developments Ltd - is looking to develop the site.
Neil Ferguson, chairman of Orgill and Castle Croft Residents and Tenants Group, said: "It has come out of the blue, the site has been derelict for about the last 10 years. It has swapped hands a number of times.
"It's great that it has been chased up by Egremont Town Council and the mayor of Copeland. It was originally earmarked for houses."
He added: "I would welcome a housing development as long as there is no problem with flooding on the site."
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