752-home tower development at 140 Great Ancoats Street, Manchester

What was proposed

The application proposed demolishing existing buildings and erecting two buildings with 752 homes, offices, commercial space, landscaping and access works.

“Proposal Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 2no. new buildings providing up to 752 apartments (Use Class C3), Class E floorspace (comprising flexible office accommodation (Use Class Eg(i)) and Class Ea and b) and associated hard and soft landscaping (including works within the public highway), formation of vehicle accesses and servicing access together with associated works.”

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The site and surroundings

The site contained interconnected warehouses and offices, surface parking and trees, beside Great Ancoats Street, Store Street, Ducie Street and nearby developments.

“The site is bounded by Great Ancoats St, Store St, the Diecast food and drink venue and Ducie St. The Oxygen residential development, is on the opposite side of Store Street and was completed in 2022, comprising 32 to 9 storey buildings with ground floor commercial units. Ducie St contains small and mid-scale commercial buildings, surface level car parking and an 8 storey residential building. Diagonally opposite on Great Ancoats St is a 16 storey residential building.”

“The Stevenson Square and Ancoats conservation areas are lie approximately 250m to the east and 150m to the north respectively. Nearby listed buildings include: 32 and 34 Laystall Street (Grade II); Stable Block To South East Of Junction Works At Paradise (Grade II); Former Junction Works At Paradise Wharf (Grade II); Store Street Aqueduct (Grade II*); Crusader Works (Grade II); Ashton Canal Lock Number 1 Immediately East Of Great Ancoats Street (Grade II); Brownsfield Mill…”

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Consultees’ views

Consultees supported conditions or raised objections concerning environmental health, highways, active travel, heritage, aviation, sport, archaeology, drainage and biodiversity.

“Environmental Health - Recommend conditions regarding fume extraction, contaminated land, demolition and construction management plans, opening hours for commercial units and amenity spaces, servicing hours, lighting, acoustics and waste. As the proposal is car-free and gas-fired boiler-free no air quality mitigation is required, except that required under the demolition and construction management plans.”

“Active Travel England (ATE) - expects an assessment of whether there are any parts of the active travel network that would require upgrading due to the extra trips that the proposal would generate, using ambitious and meaningful targets.”

Officer report

Who spoke

The Director of Planning addressed the committee about a late, lengthy daylight and sunlight report submitted by objectors.

Why the item was deferred

The committee deferred the application until the following month so members could consider the late and lengthy additional information submitted on behalf of an objector.

“Councillor Andrews proposed to defer the item until the following month for the reasons given by the Director of Planning.”

“The Committee resolved to defer the item until the following month owing to the late and lengthy submission of additional information submitted on behalf of the objector.”

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