A residential development earmarked for the former Fylde Road Mill site was one of the applications given the green light by the city council’s planning committee towards the end of last week.
The other approval was for the demolition of Whittingham Sports and Social Club to make way for a replacement facility.
Fylde Road Mill
This was an outline application for access, appearance, scale, and layout details regarding two blocks of apartments, off Fylde Road, submitted by developer S Vali.
Housing 108 apartments, the blocks will be up to eight and 10 storeys in height and feature commercial facilities on the ground floor.
There will also be a rooftop terrace, gym, and cinema room amongst the amenities on the site.
A vacant building on the site will be demolished to make way for the scheme designed by David Cox Architects.
No affordable homes were included in the proposal due to viability constraints, while four parking spaces will be provided along with 109 cycle spaces to encourage active travel.
The site was formerly home to a car rental business, with the steam mill belonging to the former Fylde Road Mill demolished in the 1960s.
De Pol Associates were agents for the development while along with David Cox Architects, the project team features Gaurya, Vectos, and Philip Dunbavin Acoustics.
To view the plans, search for application reference number 06/2023/0731 on Preston City Council’s planning portal.
Whittingham Sports and Social Club
This was a reserved matters application from Homes England to create sports facilities at a six-acre site off Whittingham Lane in Broughton.
Preston City Council’s planning committee has approved the layout, scale, appearance, landscaping, and demolition of the current Whittingham and Goosnargh Sports and Social Club.
This will see a replacement purpose-built sports and social club with steward’s residential accommodation, outdoor facilities plus other ancillary buildings developed in place of the old facility.
The development site is near where Homes England is creating a residential scheme at the former Whittingham Hospital site.
As part of this development, a spine road will be built to connect the site at three points, linking Henry Littler Way with Cumeragh Lane. Just shy of 100 parking spaces are being created at the site.
The proposal also included a multi-use games area, an 11-a-side senior football pitch, retention of the bowling green, space for outdoor events, a caravan or camping area, and further room allocated for the siting of tents and caravans.
Hive Lane & Planning, Campbell Reith, Space + Place, TEP, Miller Goodall, and FLOH were featured on the project team.
To view these plans, search for application reference number 06/2024/0313 on Preston City Council’s planning portal.