A new 50m swimming pool is set to be built in Aberdeen after plans put forward by Aberdeen Sport Village were backed for approval by the local authority.

Aberdeen City Council (ACC) has confirmed the FaulknerBrowns Architects-designed plans will be considered by the development management sub-committee on 28 October. Proposals will see the former Linksfield Academy demolished to make way for a Commonwealth/Olympic-standard pool with related facilities, such as a health suite and a café.

The development will feature two elements - a main pool hall to the north of the site and a diving hall, which will be closer to Aberdeen Sports Village and linked to the complex. In a report to go before the committee, ACC head of planning and sustainable development Dr Margaret Bochel said: "The proposal represents a welcome investment for appropriate community and public use in an area recognised as a priority regeneration area."