Residents object to Milliners Wharf scheme
RESIDENTS in the first phase of the Milliners Wharf apartment scheme in Ancoats are objecting to a second phase proposed by Kevin McCabe’s Scarborough Group.
They say Scarborough’s intention to build 144 flats in two blocks of eight and nine storeys will block views and light, and add to parking problems. Many say they did not know the land was earmarked for further development and now want to sell up.
An online petition has attracted 80 signatures and 13 protest letters have been sent to Manchester City Council.
Scarborough, which is based in Scarborough, bought the site from Santander in 2009 a year after the bank took control of a half-built site when developer City Lofts went into administration.
City Lofts originally had planning permission for a 22-storey tower on the corner of Pollard Street and Carruthers Street, and a seven-storey block. Despite the protests planning officers are weighing up the new plan against the previous one and do not believe the additional impact is significant enough to justify a refusal. They have given councillors a “minded to approve” recommendation. It will be considered by the planning committee on July 25.
