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Planning permission granted opening the door on an exciting hotel concept in Manchester

Acting on behalf of award winning Yorkshire-based property and development company S Harrison, Turley has secured planning permission for an impressive new 12 storey, 212-bedroom hybrid-hotel scheme that will be located in a popular part of Great Ancoats Street, in the New Islington area of Manchester city centre.

S Harrison has negotiated a 20-year lease with international hotel group Meininger, which will open its first hotel in the north of England by January 2022, creating more than 20 full time jobs.

We provided expert Planning, Strategic Communications, Heritage and Townscape and Sustainability services for the hotel which will offer 785 beds in total, in a mix of rooms including classic doubles, private multiple-bed rooms and dormitories.  There will also be a reception, lobby, lounge, breakfast room, and bar, as well as a guest kitchen and a games zone. The hotel will have four disabled parking bays and a secure cycle store. It will be located between the 20,000 sq ft Fabrica office building and X1’s The Plaza apartment scheme.

S Harrison’s managing director, Ann Scott, said:

“Like Meininger, it’s our first scheme in Manchester and we are pleased to have secured planning first time around within the statutory period.

“Attracting a unique operator like Meininger, and building a superb new hotel on such a prominent site, will deliver the last piece of development on this remaining parcel of land between the Fabrica office building to the North and residential developments to the South.

“This site, which is just a 10-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, is ideally suited to a hotel provider, and our considered and planned approach has bought a new type of hotel to the city that will ultimately benefit the local economy.”

S Harrison worked with Manchester-based architect, 3DReid, to create the attractive design, incorporating double height glazing at the ground and first floor, providing an eye-catching, attractive street frontage.

3 January 2020