A WELL-KNOWN house in a country estate in Largs is to get a huge makeover after plans received the green light from council officials.

In September, proposals were submitted by Stewart Associates on behalf of the CHELSEA Trust to North Ayrshire Council to demolish Knock House and build a new "multi-generational house".

In a design and access statement, which can be viewed publicly on the local authority's website, the applicants say the new home would have three generations of a family living at the residence with a shared communal winter garden.

Proposed view of the shared winter gardenProposed view of the shared winter garden (Image: Stewart Associates) The report also mentions that the new building would be built to maximise the Firth of Clyde views and surrounding nature within the site.

Now, plans have been approved to demolish the house and build a new house, winter garden and extend the parking area.

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The house was previously owned by Largs Euromillions lottery winners Colin and Christine Weir who bought the property shortly after they claimed the £161 million jackpot in 2011.

It was later sold in 2016 to the overseas trust in a £1.4m deal which also involved the purchase of other properties on the surrounding Knock Castle estate.

Aerial view of the new house (Image: Stewart Associates) In a report of the handling of the case, a council official said: "The proposal is for a replacement house, making use of the existing house plot whilst specifically siting the replacement house to maximise views towards the Firth of Clyde and sustainability.

"The proposed house would be larger than the existing one, but has been designed to meet the needs of the extended family who own the estate.

"The proposal seeks to provide space for a multigenerational family, with the south wing designed to be child friendly and the northern wing to meet the needs of the older generations. The proposal also seeks to provide an improved relationship with the listed walled garden.

"The new building would be two-storey with a ground floor footprint of some 530sqm. The building would be in three parts, a 'T' shape southern wing with the head of the 'T' facing south-east, a winter garden in the middle, and a 'T' shaped northern wing with the head of the 'T' facing north-east."

The plans were approved with several conditions to take into account environmental and ecological factors.