The first new council housing development of its kind to be built in Manchester has been given the green light despite local opposition.
Plans for 118 apartments and 10 townhouses in Ancoats have been approved by the council's planning committee after concerns were raised about parking. The site off Rodney Street will be home to the first project by This City, Manchester council's new development arm launched earlier this year.
The council-owned company plans to build 500 homes a year with at least 20 pc available for Manchester Living Rent, capped at local housing benefit levels. The first scheme to be built by This City, which is planned for a plot of 'scrub land' next to Ancoats Green, promises to be 'high quality, low carbon housing'.
