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Awarding of 250-year lease for controversial 'Shudehill Shard' did not need extra scrutiny, councillors hear
direct to your inboxThe awarding of a 250-year lease to allow for a controversial glass tower to be built in Manchester’s Northern Quarter did not need extra scrutiny, councillors have heard.Salboy, the firm owned by billionaire bookie Fred Done, had plans for a 17-storey office block opposite Shudehill bus station approved last June despite fierce opposition over recent years.The decision was made by the council’s chief executive Joanne Roney under delegated powers during the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic.Last month, Ms Roney also agreed to grant the long-term lease of 1-3 Back Turner Street, 30-32 Shudehill and 1-3 Nicholas Croft to pave the way for the development.The move led to calls from Labour councillors in Piccadilly, who