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A multi-million pound development planned by university bosses will have a massive impact on the city and the rest of the region.
Proposals drawn up by the University of Central Lancashire include far-reaching re-development plans to create a more unified campus to benefit the city and students attending UCLAN at Preston.
Vice-chancellor Gerry Kelleher and his team want to see UCLan integrated into the city, providing a world class campus befitting it’s standing as the sixth largest university in the country. With a university so big student accommodation in Preston is vital. Letpads strive to offer students this, being accredited and working alongside Preston City Council, Unipol and other affiliated organisations.
UCLan, with 36,000 scholars, is also one of the nation’s fastest growing higher education institutions. Another reason why it’s so important to contact letpads early, with so many students our houses in Preston really do go quickly.
Over the coming decade UCLAN will invest in the region of £200 million to create a world-class campus environment which blends new facilities with the creation of public, green spaces to encourage people from all over the City to visit and enjoy the campus.
The 10-year vision will affect current and future generations of students and staff as well as residents, traders and visitors. It includes a new road network, parking, landscaping and new buildings. Cycle routes and open spaces will also will be created. Students in Preston will be attending a university that can stand toe to toe with the country finest higher education establishments.
Under the plans, which have been drawn up in conjunction with Lancashire County and Preston City councils, the whole area around the main campus will be totally transformed. The Fylde Building will be demolished and the library at the back will be extended to cope with growing demand from the university’s 36,000 scholars. It is said that the number of students studying at UCLAN will be likely to increase given the vast investment and improvements students at UCLAN will see.
This will see the Adelphi area off Corporation Street and Friargate totally redrawn, with the road system re-vamped and the current roundabout replaced with an icon gateway to the university. Key to this will be the creation of a new public pedestrianised square – twice the size of the current city centre Flag Market.
The first stage of the project will start next year, subject to planning approval, with the construction of the £30 million-plus Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC).
With all this happening at UCLAN students looking for accommodation need to know where to look for quality student houses in Preston. Letpads can offer a professional service and a reputation that comes hand in hand with providing the very best in student accommodation in Preston for over 30 years.