The developer behind plans to build 75 flats at a Tesco car park in Manchester has appealed local councillors' decision to refuse planning permission. The Didsbury development dubbed Blackbird Yard will now be revisited at an inquiry with a government-appointed inspector set to make the final decision.
It comes after Manchester council's planning committee voted against the development at the bottom of the Tesco car park off Parrs Wood Lane. More than 200 residents wrote to the local authority raising concerns about the traffic and parking problems that the build-to-rent scheme would cause.
Developer Dandara scaled down the scheme following feedback at a public consultation by removing one storey and 20 apartments – but it would still be taller than the historic clock tower just metres away from the development. It comes five years after plans to build a McDonalds drive-thru restaurant on the site were thrown out following a campaign by local residents and councillors.
