Hotel and flat scheme secures planning from Manchester City Council

Urban and Civic Manchester scheme

A 拢100m hotel and flat scheme in Manchester has been given the go-ahead by the city鈥檚 council.

Developer Urban and Civic鈥檚 Simpson Haugh-designed scheme on the corner of Princess Street and Whitworth Street will comprise a four-star hotel, 238 apartments, ground floor commercial units and a new landscaped public square over an existing four-level basement car park, which will provide 273 parking spaces.

Urban and Civic originally purchased the one-acre site with an existing planning consent in December 2014 for 拢7.8m, with a previous scheme on the site abandoned in 2008.

Nigel Hugill, executive chairman of Urban and Civic, said the firm was a long term investor in Manchester. 鈥淭he city is continuing to grow economically and culturally and we are determined to make our own contribution to that process.鈥�

Work on the initial phase of residential buildings is expected to start by mid 2016, with the first residents moving in approximately 20 months later.

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