Preston approves homes at former chemicals site

The housebuilder’s plans for 34 homes on a greenfield site in Preston will return to the council’s planning committee this week, after a decision was deferred in April.

Up to 750 houses are set to be built on the 120-acre site of the former Whittingham Asylum near Preston under proposals put forward by Homes England.

Plans by Hollins Strategic Land for a retail hub, given outline consent in 2018 after being scaled down from earlier proposals, will go before the city's planning committee next week.

After a decision was deferred earlier this month, plans to build 95 homes next to the Broughton Bypass are set to be rejected by Preston Council next week.

The developer delivering 114 homes at the former Cottam Hall Brickworks in Preston has received infrastructure planning consent, meaning work can shortly begin on the first phase of construction.

Story Homes has submitted a reserved matters application for 147 homes off Preston Road in Grimsargh, a site that has been the subject of planning wrangles dating back to a 2014 refusal.

A plot housing the grade two-listed former Harris Park orphanage in Fulwood, Preston is being offered for sale, with a total of 15.33 acres available at the Garstang Road site.

Local authorities in Preston, South Ribble and Chorley have opened public consultation on a combined Central Lancashire Local Plan.

Two schemes that have previously been refused will go before Preston’s planning committee this Thursday with recommendations to approve.