UCLan masterplan: Fylde building flattened to make way for green space

The latest move in the University of Central Lancashire’s (UCLan) 10-year, £200m masterplan to revamp its Preston campus has seen the Fylde Building demolished.

With the site gone, the UCLan team is now working to create temporary green space that will be available for public use from April 2016, until work on the new community square commences in 2017.

The Fylde Building took three months to bring down, with contractors carting away 60k tonnes of debris.

Professor Mike Thomas, interim vice-chancellor at the university, said: “The demolition of Fylde Building was a key aspect of our ten-year plan and marks the start of a transformative process that will benefit UCLan, the City and the communities and people of Preston.

“It really is an exciting point in the Masterplan project and with Fylde Building gone we are seeing a glimpse of what the area will look like in the future.”

He continued: “Once the landscaping works are completed we hope people in Preston will join us in making imaginative use of this space before the next phase of work starts with the creation of the impressive new square.”

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