Preston moves forward with 61-acre city masterplan

Plans to redevelop a five-storey HM Revenue & Customs office in the city centre into 70 flats were given the green light on Wednesday.

The football club has been given the go-ahead for work at its Dodney Drive training ground in Lea, providing an interim solution for players who still have "a number of years" to wait for a replacement facility to be built at Ingol Golf Course.

South Ribble Council is preparing to defend its rejection of a Wainhomes scheme in Whitestake in the High Court, a project which has proved significant after a planning inspector’s ruling overhauled how housing need was assessed across central Lancashire.

At a recent planning committee, of four proposals which could have delivered 320 homes to the market, only one was approved despite the council motioning for its deferral.

This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.

A 15-storey city centre block totalling 176 apartments and residential sites across the borough due to deliver 636 homes have all been granted planning permission in Preston City Council's final planning committee of the year.  

An application for a 15-storey block made up of 176 apartments and an office at ground floor is earmarked for approval at Preston City Council’s planning committee this week.

An outline application for a 72-apartment block with retail on the ground floor alongside a community centre, has been submitted to Preston City Council by PWA Planning.