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Plans to build office campus on 'New Islington Green' approved despite overwhelming opposition from residents

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direct to your inboxControversial plans to build an office ‘campus’ on a much-loved green space in Ancoats have been approved despite overwhelming opposition from the local community.More than 5,000 people signed a petition opposing any development on the large patch of grass near New Islington tram stop, known locally as ‘New Islington Green’.The five-acre plot of land was sold by Manchester council last year on the condition that any future development included a ‘significant area of public space’.General Projects said a new £5m park was a ‘vital’ part of the project, though most of the site will be given over to five new office buildings - three of which will be eight storeys high.The London-based developer is hoping that small and.

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