Two developments in Manchester's Northern Quarter could be given the go ahead this week. A 10-storey aparthotel in Oldham Street and a five-storey block of flats nearby in Spear Street are due to be decided by the planning committee on Thursday (January 19).
Plans for the 117-bedroom aparthotel involve partly demolishing the former United Footwear store - although the facade would be retained - and the buildings behind it along Warwick Street. A warehouse building in Spear Street would also be converted with a three-storey rooftop extension proposed.
The development, dubbed Larard's Still, would have a mix of two, three and four-person serviced apartments and feature a guest lounge with a kitchen, gym and offices on the ground floor and basement. Developer Jadebricks promised the plans would 'breathe new life' into the Northern Quarter site.
