Huge hotel, hundreds of 'unaffordable' flats and a controversial new Lidl... everything decided at Manchester's latest planning meeting
A 20-storey Hilton hotel, a controversial Lidl supermarket and thousands of flats - mostly for students - have been given the green light in Manchester. The planning committee approved all 10 applications on the agenda today .
However, concerns were raised about changes to the junction at Laystall Street which could see right turns onto the main ring road banned. Labour councillor Tina Hewitson said traffic at peak times would be 'horrendous'. Concerns were raised about the design, with one resident at the meeting requesting that one of the blocks is removed from the scheme. Labour councillor Basil Curley, who previously chaired the committee, said he wanted the developer to pay more towards affordable housing as part of the proposal.
Lib Dem councillor Alan Good argued that the developer should make a fifth of the 193 new homes affordable. He referred to the planning documents which said that developers Capital&Centric and Kamani Property Group would still make £8.5m if 20 pc of the homes were affordable, as council policy requires.
The development would consist of six to seven bedroom cluster flats. Premier Inn Hotels Ltd and Dominvs Project Company, which submitted the planning application, have agreed that rent 20 pc of the scheme would be 'affordable' – which means they would be available to rent at 80 pc of market rate prices.
No objections were received. Town hall planners, who supported the scheme, and a local councillor said they were 'suprised' more residents did not write in. Homeless accommodation in Fallowfield The committee was asked to consider an application relating to homeless accommodation in Fallowfield. The Rams Lodge in Wilmslow Road is already being used as temporary accommodation for single homeless people, but planning permission means it can be used permanently for this purpose.
Lidl supermarket at Chorlton junction Plans for a new Lidl supermarket at a busy junction in Chorlton were finally approved after being knocked back twice before due to road safety concerns. Located at the junction of Mauldeth Road West and Nell Lane, the new store was opposed by local residents and headteachers of several nearby schools.
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