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Proposals to regenerate the site of a former bar in the Castlefield area of Manchester have moved forward with plans lodged for a 21-storey apartment scheme featuring a private terrace, a gym and a swimming pool.Castlefield Developments (Manchester), part of the Renaker Build group of companies, has submitted a full planning application to Manchester City Council to construct a new 188-bedroom apartment scheme at 2-4 Chester Road. The vacant site, which is bounded by the Bridgewater Canal to the north and Chester Road to the south, was formerly occupied by Quay Bar until its demolition in 2007.The plans involve creating a 21-storey block with 18 one-bedroom, 75 two-bedroom and 17 three-bedroom apartments, and a neighbouring 12-storey block with nine one-bedroom, 54 two-bedroom and 15 three-bedroom apartments. This includes five penthouses on the taller block and seven penthouses on the shorter block.All of the homes would be for owner-occupation.In addition, there would be a swimming pool, a gym, a resident’s lounge, meeting rooms, a foyer, a basement car park with 166 spaces and a private landscaped terrace connecting the two blocks. Residents would be able to access the development from Chester Road.Details of the proposed redevelopment were first unveiled in August 2016.A planning statement in support of the OMI Architects-designed scheme has been prepared by Deloitte Real Estate.Manchester City Council has not yet set a date to consider the application.