Anchor Matalan store confirmed for Preston

A masterplan to guide the regeneration of Stoneygate in Preston, including the area around Queen Street Retail Park, Cardinal Newman College and St John’s the Minster, has been revealed.  

Fresh proposals for the 299-apartment development on Great Shaw Street are due to be considered at Preston City Council’s planning committee on Thursday.

Preston City Council has launched the search for an operator for the Guild Hall, after an administrator returned the venue to the council’s control last month.

Trafford Housing Trust, L&Q, and Willmott Dixon have formed a joint venture to deliver a £47m, 250-home scheme on Homes England’s D’Urton Lane site in Preston.

The Shankly and 30 James Street hotels in Liverpool are on the market as developer and operator Signature Living looks to fund its expansion programme.

Bam and Bowmer & Kirkland have been shortlisted for the Hawkins\Brown-designed building in Preston, set to provide 78,500 sq ft of education and amenity space.

Henry Boot Developments and Barnfield Construction have acquired an 18-acre site in Preston from Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund.

CZero Developments and Buttress, the team behind the restoration of the grade-two listed St Joseph's Orphanage in Preston, is close to submitting an application to convert the derelict site into family homes.  

The site of the former Park Hotel overlooking Avenham and Miller Park is set to be brought back into use as a mixed-use destination featuring a four-star hotel and office space.