Snook’s Burscough ‘barn’ house passed

A proposal to build a five-storey student accommodation scheme including 190 apartments is set for approval at Preston City Council’s planning committee on 9 February.

Octagon Theatre has named the team advising on the £10m redevelopment of its venue in Bolton, appointing architect Feilden Clegg Bradley to lead the scheme.

Lancaster University has named the successful bidders that will make up its mechanical & electrical engineering services framework, as it prepares to deliver a £159m capital expenditure programme over the next four years.

The Lambert Brothers printing press building in Glover’s Court, Preston has been converted into 2,908 sq ft of office space following a £346,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund.

Lancashire County Council has given the green light to the construction of a £13m youth facility next to Preston’s grade two-listed bus station.

The year gave a mix of both interesting individual buildings, and large-scale development sites coming forward. Designs got more adventurous, and masterplans got bigger.

Lancaster University has named the bidders successful in making its civil and structural engineering services framework, a group of suppliers that will support the university’s anticipated capital spend of £159m on projects over the next four years.

Kingswood Homes has secured planning permission for Green Hills, a development of 167 houses in Blackburn on which it is working with Hemingway Design and architect ID Partnership.