Plans to build a new block of flats next to Shudehill tram stop look set to be rejected this week as town hall staff say councillors should vote them down. A decision on the planning application to build 175 flats on the Manchester city centre site, first put forward nearly five years ago, is due to be made this week.
The proposal would see buildings on the 'largely vacant' plot demolished to make way for a residential block ranging from two storeys to 19 at its peak. However, the façade of the Rosenfield Building would be retained while the listed 29 Shudehill building would be restored, refurbished and converted.
The £57m scheme has been revised several times since it was first submitted to Manchester council in September 2018. The development would mostly be made up of two bedroom flats with some one and three-bed apartments too.
