Defence Online

The residential-led transformation of the New Islington area of Manchester has taken another step forward with the approval of apartment schemes from Manchester City’s owner and the founder of YO! Sushi.Manchester City Council’s planning committee gave the go-ahead to two significant developments in New Islington on Thursday, 22 September 2016.The first involves a full planning application by Manchester Life Development Company, a joint venture between Manchester City owner Abu Dhabi United Group and Manchester City Council, to construct a part-ten-storey and part-four-storey building (pictured above) on a vacant plot bounded by Old Mill Street, Weybridge Road, New Islington Marina and Coppersmith Road. There would be 201 private rented sector (PRS) apartments in total.The Buttress Architects-designed PRS scheme represents the sixth and final part of the first phase of the Manchester Life project to create more than 1,000 homes in the Ancoats and New Islington areas. Planning consent has already been granted for residential proposals at Murrays’ Mills, New Union Street, Hood Street, Jersey Street and Blossom Street.It is proposed to create 64 one-bed apartments, 127 two-bed apartments and ten three-bed apartments on a private rental model. There would also be 64 parking spaces.