Lovell 43-home East Manchester scheme approved

The operator of the Manchester College is applying for government funding to progress the next phase of its development programme, which would involve the sale of the Shena Simon Campus off Sackville Street and construction of a new build facility on a neighbouring site.

The 261-bedroom hotel on the corner of John Dalton Street and Deansgate is part of the Lincoln Square masterplan. The hotel's distinctive veiled façade has been turning heads since the project completed in May.

The centrepiece project of Manchester Airport’s £1bn transformation programme has welcomed its first passengers.

The upgrade of Manchester’s grade one-listed town hall is 40% complete, progressing on time and on budget after initial delays last year, the city council said.

Design practices Maccreanor Lavington and Schulze+Grassov are to lead the masterplanning of the 5,500-home Red Bank neighbourhood, part of the larger Manchester development.

Bam Nuttall, Arup and Planit-IE are among the firms named to undertake works to support the delivery of an initial 5,500 homes as part of the wider Manchester masterplan.

Costain has been selected as the delivery integration partner to design and build the improvement project at the critical North Manchester junction.

Medlock FRB has been appointed to convert Lincoln House in Bolton into 88 apartments, while Winworth Construction is to deliver the listed developer’s 27-unit Oscar House in Manchester.

The housing association aims to complete the construction of 25 affordable homes on Victoria Avenue by next summer after purchasing the site from Manchester City Council.