UCLan’s new state-of-the-art vet school given green light by Preston City Council

The planning application to build a state-of-the-art four-storey building was approved with conditions by Preston City Council’s Planning Committee on Thursday (October 6).

Located on UCLan’s Greenbank Car Park, on Victoria Street on the Preston Campus, the 45,000 square feet veterinary school will be the first of its kind in Lancashire and 11th in the UK.

The School of Veterinary Medicine is due to be completed by September 2024.

Dr Heather Bacon OBE, Head of UCLan’s School of Veterinary Medicine, said: “We’re delighted Preston City Council has approved our state-of-the-art plan so we can now start working on creating our technologically

advanced veterinary school. Our new School of Veterinary Medicine will play a major role in developing the veterinary practitioners and leaders of the future and supporting economic growth in the north.

“We’re incredibly excited to open the first Vet School in Lancashire, which will offer students purpose-built training facilities and the highest of education and professional standards.”