Urban Splash progresses latest New Islington resi
Having acquired a site on the corner of Lampwick Lane and Old Mill Street last year, the developer has lodged plans to redevelop it into 40 apartments.
Urban Splash bought the plot last November from YO, part of the group that operates the YO Sushi and Yotel chains, in an off-market deal more than four years after plans for its redevelopment were shelved.
An Urban Splash spokesperson said: “Urban Splash has submitted a planning application to transform a disused site on Old Mill Street in Manchester into a new residential-led development that will complement the growing community of New Islington.
“If successful, the plans would allow for the creation of 40 new apartments – ranging from one- and two-bedroom homes – as well as ground floor commercial uses and a communal amenity space. The proposals also prioritise green space with planned landscaping, public realm and cycle parking. There are also plans for PV panels on the roof.”
YO first put forward plans for the site in 2016.
Under proposals designed by Glenn Howells Architects, YO sought consent for 24 flats in a six-storey block next to Ancoats Dispensary.
The development would have been the company’s first as it bid to “reinvent” the city centre apartment, according to YO founder Simon Woodroofe.
The New Islington scheme featured flexible apartments with ‘day mode’ and ‘night mode’ configurations.
The concept featured a shared living and sleeping area where the seating furniture could be recessed into a void in the floor and a bed would lower down from a concealed space in the ceiling.
Urban Splash has retained Glenn Howells Architects and is being advised on planning matters by Made it Together.
Great to see. Just wish they would get on and deliver the remaining part of the main marina site. Sick of seeing those hoardings. Decades of half built development.
By J
‘Day mode’ and ‘night mode’ sounds awful – really reinventing the city centre apartment with studio flats…
By Joe
So good to see a commercial unit proposed here. The new Sainsburys Local is bringing life to the dead zone which stretches from Piccadilly pretty much all along Bradford Road to the Etihad. A commercial use here will do what Manchester Life and the Dispensary could not do. Brilliant. We need more ground floor uses to make a city with proper facilities.
By Active ground floor use
Agree with what ‘By Active ground floor use’ is saying. Most buildings on main roads should come with at least one commercial unit
By Anonymous
Looks like a lovely place to live 🙂
By Balcony Warrior