Port Street tower scaled back in bid for approval
Having been rejected by Manchester City Council’s planning committee twice, Affinity Living has reduced the height of its £154m development to appease councillors.
The developer’s 481-apartment build-to-rent scheme on Port Street has been reduced from 34 storeys to 33 so that it adheres to the height guidance set out in the Piccadilly Basin Strategic Regeneration Framework.
Councillors twice blocked the proposals against officers’ recommendations due to its height and Affinity Living, part of Select Property Group, is now hoping the development will be given the green light at the third time of asking.
Designed by SimpsonHaugh Architects, the project would be built on a 1.2-acre surface-level car park off Great Ancoats Street previously owned by Maryland Securities.
The 33-storey element of the project would front Port Street, while an 11-storey block would face Great Ancoats Street.
Deloitte Real Estate is the planning consultant for the project and Re:form is the landscape architect.
The scheme’s application number is 132489/FO/2021.
