A former school's playing fields could be turned into council housing with a nine-bedroom bungalow for young autistic adults also planned for the plot.
Up to 25 affordable homes would be built at the former Pemberton Primary School site alongside 'supported living' accommodation with nine en-suite bedrooms for adults with learning disabilities and physical impairments.
The school itself, which closed in August 2005, has already been developed for housing, but the playing field area is currently 'disused' and 'overgrown'.
A planning application for this site has been submitted by Wigan council which would own and manage the affordable housing and supported living scheme.
In a statement submitted on behalf of the council, Pozzoni Architecture said: "The site is currently unused and under utilised and the proposal represents an excellent opportunity to deliver much needed residential accommodation in this part of Wigan.
"The scheme will provide a wide range of benefits including the provision of affordable housing and supported living.
"The scheme will also provide short term, employment for the construction works."
The affordable housing proposed is a combination of bungalows, detached, semi-detached and terraced houses ranging from one to four bedrooms.
Each property would have its own parking space within the plot, including individual electric charging points, and a private back garden with a patio.
The 'supported living' bungalow for young adults with autism would comprise of a communal living room with a landscaped garden and dedicated parking.
But this block will only have one communal electric vehicle charging point.
All properties will have high speed broadband connectivity available to them.
The development is designed to be 'sensitive' to the surrounding houses and aims to retain the trees located on the boundaries, according to the architect.
The properties along Meadowvale Drive are all two storey, semi-detached and terraced houses, constructed in red brickwork with brown or grey tiled roofs.
Red brickwork would be the main material used for all of the new houses, bungalows and the supported living block, with grey 'slate effect' roof tiling.
All of the houses would meet the minimum national space standards and are fully wheelchair accessible, according to the design and access statement.
Members of the public can view and comment on the plans by visiting the council's website and searching for planning application A/21/90778/MAJLA.
Wigan council is expected to decide the outcome of the application by May.
