Apartment block on the Curry Mile re-submitted months after being rejected
manchestereveningnews.co.ukA revitalised plan to build a 42-home apartment block on the edge of Rusholme has been tabled by developers after being refused last year.
The site on the corner of Wilmslow Road and Grandale Street would consist of 30 two-bed and 12 one-bed flats. The ground floor, currently home to Huqqa Lounge Café, would be split into space for six commercial units for shops and cafes.
Views Holdings Limited have reduced the height of the block, changed aspects of the design and increased parking to 15 spaces following Manchester Council’s refusal in December 2022. READ MORE: Teenage killer who stabbed close pal to death over drug debt has appeal bid rejected READ MORE: 30 kilos of drugs, £400k in cash and over 200 arrested in police raids to tackle county lines gangs A lack of parking and increased traffic was among council officers reasons for refusing the application.
Five reasons for refusal were listed in the decision notice published last week. Firstly, the proposed development would increase demand for on-street parking in an area already experiencing high levels of demand, it said.
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