As the Post reported, a planning officer at Preston City Council said that there was "nothing like [it]" in that corner of the city.
As part of the application, an exercise was carried out to determine the impact that the 120-dwelling building – at the junction of Moor Lane and Walker Street - would have on various different views of the Preston horizon.
These pictures show - and their descriptions explain - how the new block will appear depending on the direction in which you are looking towards it.
These pictures show - and their descriptions explain - how the new block will appear depending on the direction in which you are looking towards it.