Plans for 'monster' 42-storey student tower in Manchester city centre unveiled - as residents fuming
Plans to house hundreds of students and bring 1,900 jobs and apprenticeships to a neighbourhood near the Mancunian Way have been finalised. The £450m scheme includes building a 42-storey tower - which is already facing opposition.
However, the 42-storey tower which would house 1,100 students at the top of the site has faced a backlash from local residents in Ardwick and Brunswick. They have adopted the slogan 'Stop The Monster' in their campaign against it.Public consultations on the project have been taking place since March and according to the the consortium of companies behind the scheme, most of the people who took part were initially supportive of the site's redevelopment.
Explaining why, one document says: "It is recognised by the consortium that the emerging masterplan is part of Ardwick and not in the city centre.
"The consortium’s conclusion was that a single point building remains the best approach for the site, and is in line with the [Strategic Regeneration Framework Guidance] that encourages height to step up to the north where it will have less impact, and where it identifies an opportunity for a prominent accent building closest to the city centre. A single taller building allows the other two buildings to be kept at a lower height.
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