Get the day's biggest stories sent direct to your inbox so you never miss a thing Plans for an accommodation block with more than 400 flats in the heart of Manchester’s student heartland could be thrown out after council bosses described it as ‘overbearing’.
Watkin Jones Group wants to redevelop the headquarters of the Usdaw union in Fallowfield into ‘high quality and attractive’ managed student accommodation.
Two buildings, 13 storeys and five storeys high, would be built on the site while the Victorian-era Oakley Villa would be refurbished and extended as part of the scheme. READ MORE : The divide on the future of the Fallowfield Loop as it's set for a £5m upgrade According to Watkin Jones Group, the scheme on Wilmslow Road would provide
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