en.Wedoany.com Reported - Preston City Council's Planning Committee approved two planning applications and deferred one decision at its meeting on Thursday afternoon. Among the approvals were a residential project by Wain Homes and a community facility development by Quwwatul Islam Preston Muslim Society. Meanwhile, Aylward Town Planning's application to convert the Preston Odeon cinema into self-storage units awaits a subsequent decision.

One of the approved projects is the application for 46 Deepdale Mill Street (Ref: 06/2025/1041). After several months of negotiations, the council approved Quwwatul Islam Preston Muslim Society's plan to convert a truck parking site into a two-story building. The building, with a total floor area of 22,400 square feet and designed by Cassidy + Ashton, includes community halls for men and women, a kitchen, a multi-purpose sports hall, offices, changing rooms, and a Janazah (funeral prayer hall) dedicated to funeral prayers. The facility is located adjacent to Deepdale Mill Street, opposite the society's educational center. Regarding parking, the project will provide 17 spaces, with an additional 11 on-street spaces as overflow, and if necessary, 42 spaces from the educational center can be utilized. The project team includes PSA Design, Demeter Environmental, Northern Light and Sounds, and Bowland Tree Consultancy.

Another approved application is for a site north of William Young Way in the Cottam area (Ref: 06/2025/0970). Wain Homes received council approval to proceed with the final phase of its community known as "The Paddocks." This community is a large residential development in Cottam comprising 1,000 homes. This fourth and final phase will deliver 75 homes, of which 8 are designated as affordable housing. The 75 homes include apartments, townhouses, semi-detached houses, and detached houses, with a configuration of 25 two-bedroom, 26 three-bedroom, 18 four-bedroom, and 6 five-bedroom units. A key element of the application is the provision of land to the council for a linear park, accompanied by a Section 106 agreement to provide financial support for the management of this space. The community occupies eight acres, with its entrance on William Young Way. According to third-party auditor Roger Hannah, the total development value is estimated at £21.3 million. Maybern Planning led the application submission, with the project team also including DGL Associates, Tetra Tech, Registered Arborist Iain Tavendale F.AborA., Rachel Hacking Ecology, BWB Consulting, and TBA Landscape Architects.

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