Homes England advances quarry redevelopment

The council is looking to appoint a contractor to deliver 74 homes at Troutbeck Crescent in a project to replace five three-storey blocks considered “unfit for purpose”.

Outline proposals have been submitted for a first, 81-acre phase of development at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, including close to 1m sq ft of industrial space, a sports village and a gateway access road.

The housebuilder is seeking public views as it looks to bring forward around 125 homes on the site off Jepps Lane, near the M6.

An application that includes full consent for a first housing phase of 197 homes at the former Leyland Trucks testing track has been recommended for refusal, with the volume of affordable housing the main sticking point.

An outline application for up to 95 homes for a site alongside the Broughton Bypass is set to win backing from Preston Council’s planning committee when it meets next week, despite objections to the scheme from the area's MP.

Applethwaite Homes is set to build 30 homes in Feniscliffe after winning a role as Blackburn with Darwen Council’s preferred partner for the three-acre plot ahead of nine other bidders.

Build-to-rent developer Placefirst is set to launch 59 homes at West End Two, the second phase of its £10m redevelopment of empty buildings in Morecambe.

Chorley-based Anwyl Homes Lancashire has added to its management team with the appointment of Andrew Morgan as head of land.

Proposals by Hurstwood to build nearly 250 houses on the Lune Industrial Estate have been dealt a blow after Lancaster City Council planning officers recommended the scheme for refusal, nearly three years after plans were submitted.