Preston invites residential developers into centre
Preston City Council has appointed Cushman & Wakefield to prepare a city centre living strategy to “support and accelerate the delivery of a thriving residential core”.
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Preston prepares for High Court over Grimsargh homes
Preston City Council is preparing to challenge a “fundamentally flawed” decision by the Secretary of State to allow the development of 150 homes on open countryside in Grimsargh.
Story Homes progresses Preston resi site
Story Homes has exchanged contracts to buy a 50-acre plot on the edge of Preston from the Homes & Communities Agency, and is developing a timetable to build 300 homes.
Preston gives green light to 450 homes
Preston City Council has approved the development of more than 450 houses across two sites in Lea and Broughton.
Harbur starts on Preston student homes
The Manchester-based contractor has started on site with a £13m student accommodation scheme in Fylde Road, which will house 246 students in 44 five-bedroom flats and 20 studio apartments.
Preston reconsiders housing projects
Preston City Council is set to approve the development of more than 450 homes across two sites at its planning committee meeting later this week, in Lea and in Broughton.
RESI 2015: Darling calls for policy shift to combat market failure
Former Chancellor of the Exchequer Alistair Darling was among the senior figures calling for a radical policy shift in housing at the RESI conference, held this week at Celtic Manor.
Preston approves Glovers Court office-to-resi
Preston City Council has granted planning consent to the conversion of a vacant office near Fishergate into 30 apartments.
Preston to decide on Glovers Court office-to-resi
Preston City Council is set to approve the conversion of a vacant office near Fishergate into 30 apartments.
Shelter: Number of homeless families rising
New figures highlighted by the charity reveal that 536 families in the North West are homeless and living in temporary accommodation, a 22% rise on the same time last year. Shelter warned that the combination of welfare cuts and...
