MCI advances Preston resi

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley's councils are closer to adopting a combined Local Plan, as officers progress towards a preferred options consultation this summer.

Bloor Homes and Taylor Wimpey have submitted a joint planning application to build up to 500 homes on land off Sandy Lane and Tabley Lane in Cottam, north-west of Preston city centre. 

The city council is to block proposals from four developers for schemes totalling 512 homes on land designated as open countryside near the villages of Goosnargh and Bilsborrow. 

Developer Heaton Group has reached the highest point of construction on Bishopsgate Gardens, a 130-apartment scheme in Preston city centre.

The developer has appointed Truman Design & Build as main contractor for Urban Hub, a 425-apartment student accommodation scheme on the UCLan campus.

Eden Grove Investment Properties' plan to convert listed buildings and introduce new houses at the historic Garstang Road site looks set to meet with disappointment at Preston’s planning committee next week.

Housebuilder Redrow is seeking full planning permission for its next chunk of development at Tabley Lane in Preston, a cluster of 36 homes within the wider 330-home development.

Preston City Council has approved the adoption of the Stoneygate masterplan, and is targeting the delivery of 1,600 homes across 61 acres in the city as part of a 15-year regeneration plan.

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