1,500-plus protest over Neville and Giggs St Michael’s development
MORE than 1,500 people have signed an online campaign to try to block Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs’ £200m St Michael’s development in the centre of Manchester.
The petition claims the plan, including a five-star hotel, apartments, offices and restaurants would be “grossly inappropriate”.
A planning application for the area currently known as Jacksons Row is due to be submitted to Manchester City Council soon.
Under the plans hatched by the St Michael’s Partnership, which the former Manchester United stars are part of, the Reform Synagogue would be rebuilt, and the former Bootle Street police station would be demolished.
However, perhaps most controversially, the Sir Ralph Abercromby pub, which dates back to the Peterloo Massacre in 1819, would also be demolished, although there has been an offer for it to be rebuilt elsewhere, brick by brick.
The petition says the two tower blocks at the centre of the scheme “are grossly inappropriate to this location”.
More than 1,500 people have signed a petition against Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs’ “grossly inappropriate” plans to redevelop part of central Manchester.
Stretford resident Paul Moore, who has signed the petition, said on the BBC: “I work and socialise in Manchester city centre and think the history and uniqueness of the city is being lost by these glass soulless towers. To demolish historic buildings to make way for these is a crime.”
Matt Harby said: “I’m not opposed to the designs per se (I’ve seen a lot worse), but this is completely the wrong site for it.”
