New plans for the redevelopment of the old Clayhouse Inn have been unveiled by developers.

The proposals would involve the demolition of the crumbling old structure and the construction of a brand new property on the North Shore site.

Draft design images of development plans appeared on Clayhouse Renaissance’s website this week. However, details of what exactly the project could involve have not been revealed.

In 2010 the same firm was given permission to transform the legendary music venue into a new housing and commercial complex, but the scheme never got off the ground. The latest plans have not been submitted to the Department of Planning and no timescale has been announced by Clayhouse Renaissance.

But a source close to the project told The Royal Gazette that the new plans were a “scaled back” version of the older ones.

“We are pursuing redevelopment of the site now and we have revised the plans that we initially had in 2010,” said the source.

“The new plans have been scaled back from the originals, but they have not been submitted to Planning yet.

“Clayhouse Renaissance will still be the developer. The new plans still involve the demolition of the old building. It would cost too much to renovate the existing structure.

“There is still more work that needs to be done such as feasibility studies and the normal procedural stuff. But there is definitely still hope for this plot of land.”

In its golden era of the 1970s, the Clayhouse played host to a string of famous black entertainers like Sister Sledge, The Supremes and Gladys Knight.

But it later developed a notorious reputation and the condemned building has been an unused eyesore on the North Shore for more than a decade.

Today the old Clayhouse Inn structure has fallen into disrepair and is littered with rubbish and debris.

Hurricanes Fay and Gonzalo caused further damage to the North Shore property, leaving windows blown out and ceilings collapsed.

The site is owned by Donald Evans, son of groundbreaking politician Dame Lois Browne Evans and grandson of the Clayhouse’s original owner James Browne.

Clayhouse Renaissance’s 2010 proposals included demolishing the existing buildings and replacing them with 12 residential units, an underground car park for 57 cars and 54 bikes and a swimming pool.

They also planned to build a 100-seat restaurant and a two-storey retail unit.

The scope of the latest plans and the next chapter for this historic entertainment site now remain to be seen.