Government heritage adviser Historic England has issued a detailed list of the harm it believes a Hodder + Partners' proposed tower will cause to cherished structures in Manchester, writes Jim Dunton. But its observations fall short of calling on planners to reject proposals for the latest incarnation of Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs' St Michael's development, which was totally reworked by Hodder from earlier proposals by Make. The £200m scheme, lodged for approval in December, features a single 40-storey block that would house up to 189 flats and a 216-room hotel. A separate 10-storey block would deliver 13,721m~2 of new commercial space. Its predecessor development for the site near Jackson's Row delivered broadly comparable elements via 21- and 31-storey twin towers but provoked controversy on multiple fronts.
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