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.
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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...
Council to decide on 570 Preston homes
Planning officers have recommended 570 homes for either full or reserved matters approval at Preston City Council’s next planning committee meeting on Wednesday 9 July.
Housing group awards £2m insurance contract
Preston-based social housing provider Community Gateway Association has awarded a £2.4m package of contracts to specialist insurance broker Arthur J Gallagher Housing.
Land swap preserves open space
Preston City Council has agreed to swap land with housing provider the Community Gateway Association to preserve green space where housing was opposed by local people.
Three on shortlist for housing zones
Preston, Blackburn and Wirral are all in the running to become national housing zones, David Cameron told an audience in Manchester yesterday as part of his latest speech on the Tory's "long term economic plan."
Sign-off for resi first phase on hospital site
Taylor Wimpey has received detailed planning consent for a 150 home development on the site of the former Whittingham Hospital site in Preston.
Plans in for Preston student accommodation
Local developer Stonewell Property Company has submitted plans for a 319-room student accommodation block at a brownfield site in Preston city centre.
Resi plans in for hospital site
How Planning has submitted a reserved matters application to Preston City Council on behalf of Taylor Wimpey for the redevelopment of the former Whittingham Hospital.
Permission granted for Preston resi development
Preston City Council has granted Galliford Try planning consent for 34 homes on the former North West Water Depot site in Ribbleton.
