Council rejects 28-storey Manchester student resi tower over ‘poor quality cladding’

By Tom Lowe2021-06-08T05:00:00

Council said the £40m proposals would have a ‘detrimental impact on visual amenity’

Corstorphine & Wright’s proposals to build a 28-storey student accommodation tower in Manchester have been refused after the council said it included “poor-quality cladding material”.

The 550-bedroom scheme close to Simpson Haugh & Partners’ Deansgate Square towers would have also included a gym, cinema, karaoke room and study spaces.

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