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Metro
3 days ago
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- Metro
Plans for UK's tallest skyscraper outside London get the go ahead on second try
Plans to build new tallest skyscraper in Britain outside the capital are going ahead after suffering problems with permissions. The 76-storey, 246m tall Nobu Manchester tower will overtake Renaker's Plot D tower, which will be 213 tall when it finishes, as the tallest regional building and the third-tallest in the UK overall. Standing at the height of 55 double-decker buses stacked on top of each other, it is named after Robert De Niro's luxury hotel and restaurant chain, which will have a branch there along with 452 'luxury' apartments. Developers Salboy say it will also be the tallest residential building in Western Europe. The skycraper secured planning permission in April along with a 23-storey tower at the same site. But a council report found that an administrative error meant developers did not properly consult the Music Venue Trust (MVT), a charity classed as a key body. MVT objected to the plans on the basis they could threaten nearby popular gig venue Rebellion, which feared complaints from new residents. The council said 'key factors such as worst-case noise scenarios, audience attendance numbers and venue operation timings, which include live music and DJ events throughout the week' were not properly considered. MVT said 'further acoustic testing should be undertaken' before going ahead with the development. More Trending Councillors voted to give Nobu Manchester the green-light again after a senior member of the council's planning department ordered more acoustic testing. The flats at Nobu Manchester will be 'luxury residences' while the smaller accompanying tower will include 133 affordable flats, the developers say. Simon Ismail, Salboy boss, said: 'As the location of not just the tallest tower outside London but a large number of high quality affordable homes, Viadux has the potential to become a symbol of this city's aspirations and confidence in itself. Viadux now promises to shape not only Manchester's skyline for years to come, but the city's sense of identity on the global stage.' Salboy, founded in 2014 by BetFred owner Fred Done, is behind a large number of recent high-rise developments in Greater Manchester. Get in touch with our news team by emailing us at webnews@ For more stories like this, check our news page. MORE: Boy, 4, left with 'horror film' injuries after Bully dog attack MORE: Peak District visitors could face £1 entry fee to 'access incredible landscape' MORE: Baby in hospital after vicious dog attack in Manchester
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Manchester WILL get tallest tower after council approve it second time
Manchester WILL get a new tallest tower after the council approved a 76-storey skyscraper for the second time. Developer Salboy sought the green light for its 246m-tall 'Nobu Manchester' tower last month, with the skyscraper taking its name from the luxury hotel it will house along with 452 apartments. It was set to become Manchester's tallest tower when it secured planning permission on April 10, overtaking Renaker's Plot D tower, which will be 213m tall when construction finishes. READ MORE: Girl, 13, 'topples into reservoir in front of her dad while taking photo' READ MORE: Boy, 13, beaten up by 'five men' with 'bats and weapons' on busy Manchester road But 'changes to access' to the buildings made during the planning process meant a 'perhaps overcautious' Manchester council decided to 'reconsult' neighbours, according to Dave Roscoe, a senior figure in the council's planning department. That meant the application was re-assessed in full on Thursday (May 29). After opening for consultation again, the Music Venue Trust said 'further acoustic testing should be undertaken' on nearby music venue Rebellion, which feared complaints from new residents. 'It is a long-established Mancunian cultural space, being a home for live music since 2013 and hosting in excess of 220 events annually,' a council report prepared before the meeting said of the Trust's objection. Mr Roscoe said at Thursday's town hall meeting both Rebellion and convention centre Manchester Central — which initially opposed the development — would undergo more acoustic testing to assess the effects of noise from the venues would have on Nobu Manchester. Councillors again voted to approve the development. Simon Ismail, Salboy boss, said: 'As the location of not just the tallest tower outside London but a large number of high quality affordable homes, Viadux has the potential to become a symbol of this city's aspirations and confidence in itself. Viadux now promises to shape not only Manchester's skyline for years to come, but the city's sense of identity on the global stage.' A similar situation unfolded with another apartment block nearby, set to be built on Whitworth Street West. The £118M, 44-storey tower is also near Rebellion, and the Music Venue Trust said its 'operators must be actively included, and venue operations appropriately surveyed' the same report added. 'Without consideration of the venue this proposal would have an adverse impact on the cultural organisation's ongoing viability and would result in homes with unacceptable amenity and quality,' it went on. Applications to keep restaurant, performance venue, and bar Diecast open permanently on Store Street, and a new SEND pupils' unit as William Hulme's Grammar School in Whalley Range were also approved.
