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Plans for 33-storey apartment block rejected twice for being 'too tall' finally approved

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A 33-storey apartment block has been given the green light after one floor was removed from the plans which were rejected twice for being 'too tall'.

Plans for 481 flats off Great Ancoats Street were approved by Manchester's planning committee despite hundreds of objections about the tallest block.

The committee concluded that reducing the height of the tower proposed in Port Street by one storey would bring it in line with the masterplan for the area.

Some councillors criticised the plans which feature no affordable flats and said the £1m contribution towards affordable housing elsewhere was still too small.

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