PWA Planning has been working with ASSH Investments to submit an outline planning application for the LoftHaus scheme on Great Shaw Street, designed by David Cox Architects.
At 72 metres from ground floor to roof-tip, LoftHaus would be Preston’s second tallest building behind the Church of St Walburge.
Shoyab Musa, managing director of ASSH Investments, said: “This development will provide Preston with a new statement building while also creating jobs and economic growth.
through its £200m investment“As a proud Prestonian, I feel proud to be bringing forward these plans which will help to further regenerate the city’s thriving student quarter.”
David Cox, founder of David Cox Architects, said: “While Preston’s skyline has a recognisable profile and presence from afar, its tall buildings have an air of tiredness and their roofscapes are cluttered and unattractive.
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