Developers Nikal and Media Invest Entertainment aim to submit a planning application for the first phase of the leisure project in April. Proposals include a 1,300-space multistorey car park and a heritage quarter.
The Preston-based contractor has been selected to deliver the £6m project, which includes 27,000 sq ft of teaching space.
Leeds-based developer Priestley Homes has acquired an 89-bedroom development on Cable Street out of receivership for £6.5m.
The housebuilder is in the process of setting up a joint venture with Trafford Housing Trust to deliver 188 homes on a 25-acre site in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley.
Construction has begun on site at East, an 18-acre development off the M6 to the north-east of the city.
The steel frame specialist has completed a 20,000 sq ft building at Whitehills Business Park in Blackpool for the Lancastrian developer and investor.
The £25m project, delivered by developer Luneside East and built by Eric Wright Construction, comprises 431 student bedrooms and occupies a three-acre site on the River Lune in Lancaster.
Blackpool-based housebuilder Breck Homes has started construction of 55 homes off Westfield Road in Wyre.
Construction work has been completed on Lighthouse View, a £12m extra care scheme comprising 72 apartments.
Eric Wright Construction has started building a 40,000 sq ft facility for carbon fibre products manufacturer Multi-Ply Components at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone.
