Preston is looking up again after plans go in for yet another skyscraper

By Brian Ellis
Published 29th Jul 2022, 12:30 BST
Updated 29th Jul 2022, 13:25 BST
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Preston's skyline could be about to change yet again with another skyscraper planned for the city centre.

This time a 14-storey apartment block is being designed just yards away from the 16-floor Bhailok Court which is currently under construction.

If given council approval, Chadderton Court will join 13 current office or accommodation buildings which stand at least 10 storeys high and are within walking distance of the iconic bus station.

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There are two more on the horizon - an 11-storey block on the site of the former Piper Club and the 16-floor PR1 development at the bottom of Avenham Street.

The two proposed blocks with the old chapel sandwiched in between.(Image FWP Ltd).The two proposed blocks with the old chapel sandwiched in between.(Image FWP Ltd).
The two proposed blocks with the old chapel sandwiched in between.(Image FWP Ltd).

And with plans for the giant Lofthaus Tower - a 30-storey hotel and apartment skyscraper in Great Shaw Street - still not thought to be completely dead in the water, Preston is certainly looking up.

What is planned on the site in Percy Street?

The latest plans would see the demolition of the existing three-storey Chadderton Court flats to be replaced by a new 14-storey block with 44 private apartments.

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How Chadderton Court would look (Image FWP Ltd).How Chadderton Court would look (Image FWP Ltd).
How Chadderton Court would look (Image FWP Ltd).

The scheme by Premier Sagar Ltd would form part of the city's Stoneygate regeneration plans to improve the area to the east of the bus station and create an 'urban village' at that end of the city centre.

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