Former footballer Gary Neville’s £200m mixed-use Manchester scheme has been given the go-ahead after the Secretary of State confirmed that the application would not be called in.
The St Michael’s Partnership intends to build a 39-story tower with 189 flats alongside 148,000 sq ft of office space, 33,000 sq ft of leisure space and a boutique five-star hotel at the former Bootle Street police station.
Neville said he was “excited” to have received permission.
Gary Neville defends St Michael’s
Hodder+Partners was appointed to redesign the original mixed-use Make Architects scheme after the earlier version attracted local and heritage group opposition owing to its scale and effect on nearby historic buildings.
He said: “It’s been more than a decade since the idea to regenerate a strategic city centre location was first considered – and our whole team is pleased that we can focus on delivering this project for Manchester.”
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