Manchester Life reveals further Ancoats projects

The proposals involve the redevelopment of the listed New Little Mill and the vacant Lampwick site, delivering a total of 281 homes.

The projects are the latest in a range of Manchester Life schemes underway in Ancoats and New Islington.

New Little Mill is a grade two-listed building, next to Murrays’ Mills in the Ancoats Conservation Area. Safeguarding works were carried out on the mill in 2008, which included roof repairs and boarding up the windows. The building has been vacant for a number of years and due to the level of deterioration, Manchester Life plans to keep the façade but replace the damaged internal structure with a steel frame.

New Little Mill Side Exterior NewThe redevelopment at New Little Mill looks to deliver a maximum of 68 apartments for sale, arranged around a central courtyard. An additional two-storeys will be added to the existing five-storey building and will accommodate a mix of two- and three-bed duplex apartments, with roof terraces and winter gardens.

PRP is the architect on the project.

Lampwick New 2

The proposed development for the Lampwick site

The second scheme plans to transform the vacant Lampwick site in New Islington, off Old Mill Street. The 1.5-acre plot was part of the former Ancoats Hospital and since being cleared has been used as a car park next to the Chips building. The development sits next to the grade two-listed Ancoats Dispensary.

The proposal involves 213 PRS apartments with 3,000 sq ft of commercial space along Old Mill Street, in addition to 64 car parking spaces and 130 secure cycle spaces. The canal-fronted site is close to both old and new developments, including the Chips building, designed by Will Alsop, and Stubbs Mill, a recently converted warehouse by Urban Splash. The proposal has tried to reflect this diverse context by lowering the height of the building as it moves away from the waterfront and closer to the Dispensary, going from ten storeys to six.

Callison RTKL designed the project.

Lampwick New

Planning applications for both proposals will be submitted by the end of this month with the hope of being on site by the end of the year. Deloitte is the planner on the schemes, with contractors to be chosen from Manchester Life’s preferred list of three; Graham, John Sisk & Son and Eric Wright.

Manchester Life, a joint venture between the council and Manchester City FC owner Abu Dhabi United Group, revealed the designs at a public consultation at Halle St Michael’s in Ancoats yesterday.

Your Comments

Read our comments policy

These are very nice.The rise and rise of this part of Manchester.Let us hope that they bulldoze the Retail park on Great Ancoats street very soon. Time to extend the park to the main road.

By Elephant

Beautiful and much needed. I hope the council recognise the need for parks / green space in these new residential hubs.

By jk

Good to see disused buildings being restored and the unsightly land around Chips finally being developed… really cool roof on the calison rtkl scheme, great to see some statement colours being used again in the area, love the gold! I agree with ‘Elephant’, time to expand the green spaces to create sustainable neighbourhoods where communities can develop and families can grow!

By MancMan

Related Articles

Sign up to receive the Place Daily Briefing

Join more than 13,000 property professionals and receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox

Subscribe

Join more than 13,000 property professionals and sign up to receive your free daily round-up of built environment news direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you are agreeing to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

"*" indicates required fields

Your Job Field*
Other regional Publications - select below