Plans for a new apartment block close to the city’s university campus will return to councillors for a decision a third time. Portergate Developments is wanting to build a 19-storey […]
8 months ago Preston’s university skyline to change with new 19-storey tower blockA huge, hexagonal-shaped apartment block will tower over Preston’s university quarter after it was given the go-ahead by councillors – becoming by far the highest point in that corner of […]
1 year ago Plans for 120 high-rise flats near Preston’s University SquareThere are plans to develop 120 ‘high quality’ flats on land at the junction of Moor Lane and Walker Street, near UCLan‘s University Square. Portergate Developments (Preston) Limited, developed Friargate […]
2 years ago Pillars £35 million Urban Hub scheme benefits from a ‘Key Workers’ StatusPillars developers announced that their latest 425-unit Purpose Built project in Preston is expanding its accommodation offering to more than 26,000 local key workers, almost doubling its target audience from […]
3 years agoWe’ve had plenty of news to bring you from Preston over the past week. This week, Rosemere Cancer Foundation received funding for a lung cancer research project, and the former Browns Bar […]
3 years ago £33m Urban Hub set to welcome Preston’s students in 2022A new £33 million student residence is on schedule to open in the middle of 2022. Work began at the Urban Hub site in Moor Lane near UCLan in January. The […]
3 years ago Trendy shipping container venue selling food and drink planned for Moor LaneA shipping container, much like Manchester’s ‘Hatch’, is set to appear on Moor Lane in Preston. The project, namely ‘The Gates’, designed by Preston firm Studio John Bridge, covers up […]
4 years ago Friargate to reopen as Corporation Street closes in phase four of UCLan Masterplan roadworksHighways work on the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) £200m Masterplan development is entering its next phase. Friargate, Moor Lane and a new road replacing the Adelphi roundabout will fully reopen […]
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