£70m Altair scheme gets green light
NIKAL has won planning permission for Phase One of Altair, Altrincham’s £70m residential and leisure quarter in the town centre.
The decision means that construction on the 4.5 acre mixed-use scheme will start this summer, with completion of the first phase anticipated in December 2017.
Main contractor Eric Wright Construction will commence site clearance works to make way for the construction of a contemporary style building that will house 59 apartments plus ground floor retail leisure units.
The apartments will be delivered by Hillcrest Homes, Nikal’s luxury homebuilding company, and will comprise 36 one-bedroom and 23 two-bedroom apartments designed by Manchester architects Stephenson Studio.
Nikal’s phase one plans for Altair also include a grand new entrance for Altrincham Ice Rink and a landscaped pedestrianised area with space for outside seating and pavement cafés.
Later this year, Nikal will submit plans for further phases of construction providing more homes alongside contemporary retail spaces suitable for new restaurants, cafés, bars, shops and Grade A office accommodation.
Altair will be linked directly to the tram, train and bus Transport Interchange via a new public bridge.
Nick Payne, Nikal’s managing director, said: “The offering rivals the most fashionable new areas of Manchester, such as Spinningfields and the Northern Quarter. We’re providing stylish and sophisticated apartment living with a fantastic range of desirable amenities and attractions right on the doorstep, plus an excellent choice of transport links that places the whole of the North West within easy reach.”
Outline planning for Altair was granted in 2014 with Nikal working in partnership with Trafford Council.
Acting for Nikal to help achieve a positive planning outcome was Manchester based consultants HOW Planning.
