Thumbs up for temporary office and events space at £850m Mayfield scheme
Planning permission has been granted to create temporary office and events space on part of the former Mayfield station in Manchester city centre.
The consent means a small part of Mayfield Development Partnership’s site will gradually come into use while the wider and permanent plans for the overall Mayfield site are progressed.
The Partnership is a joint venture between Manchester City Council, LCR, Transport for Greater Manchester and mixed-used property regeneration specialist U+I.
The temporary facilities will be at the Baring Street end of the site. U+I is to have its Manchester project office on the site and there will be a garden and space for small-scale events and exhibitions, including consultation on the wider, long-term Mayfield plans.
The Partnership’s long-term plan for Mayfield is to create an iconic, £850m mixed-use community over the next 10 years, including commercial, residential and leisure facilities. The 24-acre site, next to Piccadilly Station, has been derelict for over a decade.
The wider Mayfield regeneration vision will potentially provide 1,300 homes, 808,000sq ft of office space, a 350-bedroom hotel, retail and leisure facilities and a new city park, creating over 7,500 office, retail, leisure and construction jobs.
The long-term proposals will seek to enhance many of the site’s historic features and include developing and improving the River Medlock, which flows through the site. The intention is to maintain the historic buildings that still stand and make the most of the area’s built heritage.
