FOUR landmark building projects in East Lancashire have been shortlisted for architectural awards.

The new ‘eco’ railway station at Accrington is up for the sustainability prize at the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors' North West Awards 2011.

The scheme is up against Piccadilly Gate in Manchester, Crewe’s South Cheshire College and Manchester College’s new campus at Wythenshawe.

The bid to give a new lease of life to Stanley Street in Nelson, renovating the inside and outside of the Victorian terrace in the Whitefield area, is vying for honours in the regeneration category.

The 20-month long initiative saw 13 properties converted into six spacious four-bedroom homes and one two-bedroom house.

It faces competition from the Smithfield Market in Manchester and the new Lime Street station concourse in Liverpool.

Heritage campaigners, who have overseen the painstaking restoration of Clitheroe Castle, have earned plaudits in the conservation stakes.

And the eight-year long scheme to convert the Old Station buildings, Berry Lane, Longridge, has been shortlisted in the community benefit section.

Conversion work to create a community hub for the Ribble Valley town was only completed last December.

Judges chairman Andrew Kellaway said: “We were delighted to receive such a high number of entries – one of the highest in the country – having suffered some challenging economic conditions in recent years.

“On the other hand, with so many great schemes around it has made the short-listing process particularly tough this year.”

Lancashire County Cricket Club’s new hospitality suite The Point, at their Old Trafford ground, has also been shortlisted for an award in the leisure and tourism category.

The awards ceremony takes place on May 12 at Lancashire CCC.