Chorley approves 320,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme

Road closures will begin in Preston this week to make way for an overhaul of highways around the Adelphi Quarter, part of the delivery of the University of Central Lancashire’s £60m Student Centre and civic square.

The conversion and extension of Ormskirk’s grade two-listed former Magistrates’ Court into a hotel, restaurant, and bar has been given the go-ahead by West Lancashire Council.

The construction of 431 student bedrooms on the bank of the River Lune in Lancaster is on track to complete in August 2020, a project which has been planned since 2002.

Pochin’s has started on the 130,000 sq ft asset management facility for BAE at Samlesbury Aerospace Enterprise Zone in Lancashire, set to complete in 12 months’ time.

Places For People has drafted in Allenbuild to deliver a 73-home modular scheme on Alaska Street in Blackburn, after previous contractor Forrest entered administration late last year.

Plans have been submitted for three accommodation blocks in the centre of Ormskirk, reaching between four and five storeys, for Edge Hill University students.

The contractor has been picked ahead of rival bidder Bam to deliver the Hawkins\Brown-designed building in Preston, set to provide nearly 80,000 sq ft of education and amenity space, Place North West understands.

Holiday park operator Pure Leisure Group has revealed proposals for a leisure village at Larbreck in Fylde, featuring nearly 500 holiday lodges, a hotel, and a golf course, backed by former Liberal Democrat leader Tim Farron.

The 20,000 sq ft expansion of the University’s sports centre, designed by JMArchitects and including a sports hall with seating for 500 spectators, is set to secure planning permission.