'At least Preston is a city looking forward!' - Readers have their say on plans for a 15-storey tower block
Bhailok Court, which will include 176 flats, is planned for the site of the city’s former employment exchange near the bus station.
Councillors will be recommended to approve the state-of-the-art building in Pole Street when it comes before the planning committee tomorrow.We asked for your views on the plans and here is a selection of your comments left on our Facebook page.
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Hide AdWhile I support and encourage investment in Preston, I can’t see anything about this building that is “state of the art”. Just another high rise build with little soul.
Mike Spall
Cue the whingers. 3... 2... 1... “it’s an eyesore”, “I blame the council”, “UClan is destroying our town” (irrelevant but someone will say it) “it looked much better when it was a demolition site” etc etc
Paul Eyles-Rushe
This is the third tower set to go ahead in the space of the past 12months alone, I’m so excited to see Preston rise up literally along with the completion of the uni masterplan.
Adam Clayton
Wonderful to see investment in our modern city.
Ranholme Feltersnatch
But what about the homeless?
Craig Williams
UGLY. Still what’s not in Preston? Preston Council tore down all the lovely buildings we had. We had better keep an eye on the Harris Museum!
Carole Willans
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Hide AdWhat an eyesore. Spend the money on more important things - I wouldn’t want yo live in a tower block
Janet Woodward-Lund
Sounds great. Investment in the city is good news
John Hutch
Leave the new uni building alone - it looks really good. Do people not understand this brings a lot of money into Preston by students coming in to study, going to the shops etc. When they go home in the suummer the shops are empty around the Uni area .The new engineering building is fantastic will help my old company BAE recruit the up-coming young engineers when they get their degrees!!!
Joan Johnstone
Well said, Joan. Some people just don’t realise how good it is to see investment in the city.
John Hutch
Why are so many people on here complaining about improvments in the city centre? It’s simple really. If you try to stay still, you go backwards. At least Preston is trying to create a modern city which will be fit for the next generation. Take a look at some other towns and cities in the North West and you will see that they are stagnating. While I don’t agree with every single change being made, at least we are looking to the future, not wallowing in a past which has long disappeared.
Mariella Martin