Piccadilly’s forgotten railway arches in line for £1.7 billion renovation
- Written by Ethan Davies
- Last updated 16 seconds ago
- City of Manchester, Community
Several Grade II-listed arches along Altrincham Street, off London Road, are set to become retail, leisure, and community hubs. The regeneration could also pedestrianise the thoroughfare and create a new public square, say developers Bruntwood SciTech.
But the biggest change for Altrincham Street could be the construction of two commercial towers, 12 and 20 storeys tall. They were unveiled on Monday (February 17th).
Manchester Piccadilly Railway Arches
“Our plans are ambitious, but also sensitive to the area and its heritage,” Sam Darby, development director for Sister and Bruntwood SciTech, announced.
“Through this next phase we want to create a place that provides opportunity, promotes innovation and brings the community together. Sister is a place for everyone and we’re looking forward to continuing our work with the public to make sure it continues to deliver.”
Comprising more than half-a-million square feet of floor space, they would ‘offer a mix of cutting-edge workspaces and flexible leisure and community spaces, with a central atrium connecting the two buildings’, the firm added.
Altrincham Street
The ‘zone C’ plans for the railway arches, pedestrianised Altrincham Street, and new buildings have yet to be submitted for planning permission, as the company ‘wants to hear from as many local people as possible to understand what they would like to see’, Mr Darby added.
If built, they will become the next commercial buildings in the Sister project, a £1.7b plan to revitalise the area between Piccadilly and Oxford Road. Other plans include the construction of three new student tower blocks to replace a multi-storey car park, and several university buildings will be renovated into offices, such as the already-closed grade-II listed Sackville Building.
The ‘zone C’ consultation runs from February 17th-March 9th, with the in-person consultation events taking place at the Renold Building (during its community day on March 1st, 11am-3pm, and March 4th, 4pm-7pm) and St Thomas Centre in Ardwick (March 6th, 4pm-7pm)
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