Views gets go-ahead for mixed use development on Curry Mile

Property developer Views has received planning permission from Manchester City Council for its application to transform 98 Wilmslow Road, on the curry mile in Rusholme, into a new mixed-use development with 5,500 sq ft of commercial and restaurant space on the ground floor and 42 apartments on the upper three floors.

The site was previously a tyre-fitters and most recently a café.

As part of the planning application Views has included a car club bay, with two years free car club membership and £40 credit for each new resident at the development, as well as restricting new residents from applying to the Council for an on-street parking permit.

Part of the pitch was also that the location on Wilmslow Road makes it highly sustainable due to the nearby cycle network and the Wilmslow Road bus corridor, known as the busiest bus route in Europe.

Patrick Sheridan, senior development manager, Views said: “We are very pleased to have worked closely with Manchester City Council to secure planning permission for this important site. Our proposals will deliver much needed new homes and a retail offering to support the ever growing, diverse and vibrant Manchester community.”

The development comprises six ground floor commercial units, twelve one bedroom and thirty, two bedroom apartments. Designed by Manchester based Ollier Smurthwaite Architects, the building is a contemporary interpretation of the historical architecture of Wilmslow Road, especially the curved elevation on the corner of Claremont Road and Wilmslow Road, and the former imposing Walter Carter Depository which stood opposite Banff Road from the 1870’s to the 1980’s.

AshtonHale is the planning consultant acting on behalf of Views.