Job boost hopes for Preston employment park

An employment park that could bring a major jobs boost to the Preston economy is set to receive the green light from the town hall this week.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Jan 2018, 08:22 BST

Updated 9th Jan 2018, 09:25 BST

Detailed plans for eight industrial units on land off Eastway in Fulwood have been recommended for approval.

It forms part of a vast development site which gained outline planning approval in 2013, paving the way for housing and employment schemes.

New homes are vital to the future of Preston

Around 5,600sqm of industrial floorspace would be created.

The wider site, which continues west along Eastway, is set to be a 300-strong housing site having received the green light in 2016 and is under construction.

Meanwhile, a bid to build a neurological care centre - run by the Sue Ryder charity - has recently been submitted adjacent to the housing site.

The city council’s planning committee will meet on Thursday, January 11 at the town hall.