Village could lose vital new facilities if homes bid refused

Residents of a Preston village will be denied the local facilities they desperately need if plans for a new housing estate are rejected, a community leader has warned.

- by Paul Faulkner

The proposed estate in Broughton - shown in red, off James Towers Way - will boast several community facilities, which the parish council says locals want

Broughton Parish Council chair Pat Hastings says the vast majority of locals support a bid by developer Wain Homes to build up to 167 properties on land off the Broughton bypass - because of the infrastructure that the firm has promised to deliver alongside the dwellings.