en.Wedoany.com Reported - Manchester City Council has recently approved several building alteration applications, involving a rooftop extension at Legal & General's office building, a change of use for vacant office spaces owned by a Renaker Build affiliate, and a multi-functional conversion of the Wythenshawe football ground.
Legal & General has received approval to construct an 8,600 sq ft terrace on the roof of its 114,000 sq ft office building at Piccadilly Gardens in the city centre. This includes 3,500 sq ft of indoor space and a new 2,600 sq ft entrance on the ground floor. The new entrance will eliminate the current passage between the gardens and Portland Street, a covered walkway that has historically been a source of anti-social behaviour and protests. The design reserves conditions for the installation of solar panels. The project was drafted by DLG Architects, with the team also including EKHO Studio, Savills, Waterman Structures, Hoare Lea, and Colliers.
Lowry Investments (NW), an affiliate of Renaker Build, has been granted permission to convert two long-vacant office units on the ground floor of the NQ Building on Bengal Street in Ancoats into flexible commercial spaces, expected to be used for restaurants, bars, or bistros. These units have been empty for over a decade. The conversion plan involves splitting Unit 1 into two smaller independent units and refurbishing Unit 3, with the aim of eventually securing tenants. Project supporters include Deloitte, FutureServ, and Fisher Acoustics.
Wythenshawe Town FC has supported a proposal submitted by an operator named Padel & Pickle, drafted by McDonald Wilkinson Tonge, to convert a natural grass football pitch on Timpson Road, which is unusable due to drainage issues, into a 3G artificial turf pitch suitable for seven-a-side matches. The project also plans to add two multi-purpose courts (usable for tennis, pickleball, or netball) on the west side of the site, and six double padel tennis courts at the southern end, three of which will be covered. Supporting facilities include five shipping containers (used as a café, viewing terrace, storage, and changing areas), along with 35 car parking spaces and 6 bicycle parking spaces. Sport England initially objected due to the loss of the natural grass pitch, but as part of a Section 106 agreement, funding will be provided to create a replacement natural grass pitch elsewhere. The project team includes LMP, BEK, GSA, Stantec, Yew Tree Gardens, Envirotech, and E3P.
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