Plans in for UCLan’s ‘landmark’ £60m Student Centre and Civic Square

The University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) has submitted plans its flagship Student Centre and Civic Square project.

The £60m scheme, designed by architects Hawkins\Brown, will form the centrepiece of the university’s nine-figure Masterplan development.

If approved, the 78,600 sq ft Student Centre building will create a new new reception area, student wellbeing support centre and informal learning spaces.

The Civic Square, meanwhile, will span over 56,000 sq ft and serve as a gateway to Preston. The space will cater for a range of community, public, business and student uses.

The planning application also details public realm improvements in the city’s Adelphi Quarter.

UCLan board chairman David Taylor said: “Our ambition has been to deliver a centre of learning where people of all interests and backgrounds can feel at ease, comfortable in their physical surroundings and supported in their academic, social and business aspirations.

“We also wanted a landmark building and a new civic square that will transform the existing campus and the City of Preston, and provide a new heart for UCLan.”

He continued: “The new centre will be a welcoming, functional, focal point for all front line student, visitor and staff enquiries. It will also be an important public asset that embraces the city scale and positively contributes to the ongoing regeneration of Preston.”

A decision on the plans is due late 2017 or early 2018.

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