Preston set to approve 469 homes on former mill site
Stoneygate Living’s proposals could transform the 2.3-acre site off Manchester Road into an apartment complex reaching up to 16 storeys if plans are given the green light at the city council’s planning meeting next Thursday.
Under plans designed by David Cox Architects, two buildings made up of 469 flats would replace the current car park on the site of the former Dryden Mill.
The flats would be delivered across six blocks. Two blocks would make up the northern building and the other four blocks would make up the southern building.
Of the total 469 homes, 261 would be one-bedroom, 204 would be two-bedroom, and four would be three-bedroom flats. Apartments would range from 575 sq ft to 949 sq ft.
Residents would also have access to three shops totalling 8,180 sq ft on the southern building’s ground floor, and a communal courtyard linking the two buildings.
Two car parks would be provided with a total of 105 parking spaces, as well as five cycle stores.
Cassidy & Ashton Group is the scheme’s planning consultant. TPM Landscape is landscape architect. Cora IHT is advising on transport, PSA Design on drainage strategy, and Martin Environmental Solutions on noise.
As all 469 homes would be open market, no affordable rent would be offered. Approval is therefore subjected to a Section 106 agreement on the scheme’s viability.
The project would be delivered under the wider Stoneygate Masterplan, part of the area’s Regeneration Framework prepared on behalf of Preston City Council in 2020. The masterplan aims to deliver 1,600 homes across 61 acres in the city over 15 years.
More about the proposals can be found by searching for application number 06/2022/1084 on Preston City Council’s planning portal.
