New homes could be unveiled at a former primary school site - despite concerns of overdevelopment and fears of "chaos and logjams" in neighbouring roads.

Transformation of the vacant former Fen Park Primary School - closed for more than a decade - on Lovewell Road in Kirkley, Lowestoft, has taken a major step forward as redevelopment plans are earmarked for approval.

Plans were initially lodged in September last year to redevelop the former playground of the school site with a terrace of eight houses.

But with the scheme amended earlier this year - with the former school building being converted into seven self-contained flats to remain "largely unaltered from its current form" - it now proposes a total of 15 homes across the entire site.

Fen Park Primary School, Lovewell Road in Kirkley, Lowestoft ahead of auction last year. Picture: Auction House East AngliaFen Park Primary School, Lovewell Road in Kirkley, Lowestoft ahead of auction last year. Picture: Auction House East Anglia (Image: Auction House East Anglia) Plans - lodged with East Suffolk Council by agents Andrew Middleton on behalf of the applicant Michael Christophi, for Bure Buildings Ltd - will be voted on next Tuesday, November 12 at a meeting of East Suffolk's planning committee north in Lowestoft.

Councillors are being told planning officers recommend approval of the proposals, subject to conditions.

The school was opened in 1898, but closed in March 2013 as part of the reorganisation of Suffolk's education system.

Having remained empty since then, the former school site was sold at an online property auction in March last year.

A planning report to councillors said: "The site is somewhat of an eyesore in the community."

The proposed development comprises eight, five bedroom three storey houses; one, one bedroom flat; three, two bedroom flats; two, three bedroom flats and one, four bedroom flat.

Concerns have been raised from ward councillors as well as 16 objections from neighbours - citing fears over the scale of the development and parking issues.

Suffolk Highways lodged a holding objection and Lowestoft Town Council's planning committee recommended refusal.

The report to councillors concluded: "The scheme represents a good quality development, is judged to accord with the Development Plan and permission can therefore be granted."

It recommends: "Authority to approve the application with conditions."