County's tallest tower block to dominate the city's skyline

Plans have been unveiled to build a 30-storey tower block in Preston city centre that would become the tallest residential or office building anywhere in Lancashire.

- by Paul Faulkner

The 'Altura' structure - proposed for a plot on the corner of Derby Street and Lords Walk, just yards from Preston bus station - would feature 218 apartments, seven office spaces and communal areas for its up to 270 residents.

It is thought that the building, designed by Preston-based David Cox Architects, would take two-and-a-half years to spring up on land currently operating as a car park.