Housing
Deepdale could see twelve new homes built by Community Gateway
Plans to build 12 new affordable homes on a plot of empty land in the middle of Deepdale have been lodged. Community Gateway have applied for permission to create a new development on the site of what was Deepdale House before it was demolished. The plot of land between Peel Hall Street, Deepdale Road and Golbourne Street measures over half an acre and is currently [...]
93 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Average Preston property value fell almost £25,000 in 5 years, according to online data
With recent reports of house prices rising by an average 1.3% in December 2012 we thought it would be interesting to look at local property data. House prices are unlikely to change much, if at all this year, mortgage lender Halifax reported. According to them the average house price is £163,845 and the last quarters figures display a ‘firming in the housing market’. What [...]
126 days ago by Tony Worrall Share
Plans for 125 new homes in Fulwood set to be rejected by city planning chiefs due to transport congestion fears
A development which would see 125 new homes built on Northern edge of Preston is set to be blocked by planning chiefs on Monday. The 4.5 hectare site off Lightfoot Green Lane in Fulwood is set to be rejected due to concerns about the traffic problems it will cause in the area. The Connemara plan, which seeks outline planning permission, would see up to 30 [...]
171 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Moor Park could be given special protected status by council
One of Preston’s most historic parks and areas could be protected by a new conservation area. Moor Park has been proposed by the council to become listed so it is restricted in terms of what development can happen in the area. The park dates back to 1253 when Henry III granted a charter to the burgesses of Preston for 324 acres of moorland. Around the [...]
271 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Former Victorian school on Moor Lane could become student flats
A former Victorian school on Moor Lane could be converted to make way for more student flats in the area. Appleby House, formerly the St Thomas’s Infant School, takes up a plot of 400 square meters next to an area dwarfed by student accommodation. Developers, Sargar Development based on Blundell Lane, Preston, want to turn it into five stories of student flats. The new flats [...]
364 days ago by Ed Walker Share
Councillors set to reject student flats plan for Plungington as case heads for appeal hearing
Plans to convert two shops in Plungington into student accommodation are set to be rejected by councillors. A former hairdressers and tanning salon on Trafford Street could be changed into six appartments. Fears over parking problems and noise have led local councillors and residents to petition the council to stop the development going ahead. Councillors have been advised to throw the plans out to strengthen [...]
478 days ago by Ed Walker Share