Plans have been submitted to turn a vacant site on Church Street into a six-storey apartment block.

The application, put forward by C33 Ltd last month, proposed a 68-unit apartment building at 33 Church Street.

The documents state the building will have six above-ground storeys and two floors below ground.

CTX Design Group, the agent for the project, said in the application: “The building is a reinforced concrete shell with interior unit partitions of concrete block.

“The requested programme for this building features a central circulation spine with residential units along its length.

“Each unit has large windows and a private balcony.

The application continues: “The east and west façades step in and out to permit light to penetrate the site along the boundaries.

“The upper floors are set back from the boundaries reducing the mass and exceeding the goals of the City of Hamilton Development Plan.”

The project also proposed the provision of off-street parking in the building for eleven cars and 25 cycles.

The application said: “The applicants envision a shared car concept using smaller electric vehicles and ten spaces are currently proposed for those vehicles.

“A gym, community room and storage facilities are proposed within the lower basement floor. These spaces open out to the existing lower grade where planting is proposed to permit outdoor entertainment.”