All-clear for Moston and Tib Street proposals
Manchester City Council’s planning committee took little time to wave through plans to relocate Moston Superstore to enable the district’s regeneration, also greenlighting the replacement of two Tib Street buildings.
Moston Superstore – 144823/FO/2025
Seen as an enabler of the North Manchester district’s £25m regeneration, a new home for Moston Superstore was put forward in February.
Roman Summer Associates and MSI Architecture are advising on the store’s proposed relocation to the Ebsworth Street car park from Pym Street, taking up a new, larger (7,500 sq ft) shop, with dedicated car parking and cycle store.
This will enable Manchester City Council to advance one of its main High Street Improvement programmes. The council has acquired sites between Pym Street and Hartley Street, meaning that the former supermarket site will be cleared to build a new public square facing onto Moston Lane, providing a new focal point for the community.
The space is expected to be flexible to allow markets and community events, with new seating, lighting, trees, and planting, helping to attract shoppers and visitors to support local businesses.
Tib Street proposal – 144881/FO/2026
Lau Yuk, advised by Lee Evans Partnership, has put forward plans for a new-build four-storey commercial building at 78-80 Tib Street in the city centre, which would require demolition of existing weavers’ cottages and bring the site up to the scale of its neighbours, including the Tib Street Tavern.
The plan is for four separate commercial units, with all upper floors accessible by lift. According to the meeting papers, the ground floor is likely to be proposed for food & drink, and the upper floors retail or other class E(a) uses
Approval was recommended, with the officer report stating that “the development would complement the commercial offer in the Northern Quarter neighbourhood and the city centre as a whole, bringing a disused site back into an active commercial use”.
Although historic, both buildings on site have been heavily modified, with original doors, windows, shopfronts and roofs lost over time.
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Good news on the site at Tib Street. Well designed proposal, some modern visual intrigue with traditional red brick. Good to finally get that rundown purple building gone.
By Anonymous
Hope this doesn’t effect the field on Moston lane
By Anonymous
Will this benefit those who live in Moston and Harpurhey? These areas are one of the most deprived areas in North Manchester. Will housing be built for everyone or will it be for those with money?
Everyone deserves to benefit from this and be treated equally.
By Rosalind Carden
Moston had become a slum and this sprinkle of glitter wont change a thing. Manchester City Council have allowed the area fail. There’s far too many wig , shops, barbers and convience shops. There’s no chance that there is enough legitimate business to keep the places open.
By Anonymous