Developers forced to wait as Manchester council defers decision on 5,000 student rooms

By Tom Lowe2023-12-15T12:44:00

Two schemes delayed until at least next month following opposition from councillors

Five developers have been left in the lurch after a decision on plans to build more than 5,000 student rooms in Manchester was deferred by the local council.

Two schemes, one 3,300-bed campus rebuild for the University of Manchester, and a 2,000-bed proposal for Property Alliance Group, McLaren Property, Kadans, and Moda, had been recommended for approval ahead of yesterday evening’s planning committee meeting.

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