A consultation opens today gathering feedback from residents and businesses around proposals to deliver new housing in the city centre through the Council’s housing company, This City.
The Postal Street site in Manchester’s Northern Quarter is the fourth This City site to be brought forward for consultation following engagement opportunities for sites in Monsall and Longsight – and follows the first This City development in Ancoats (No1 Ancoats Green), which will complete later this year.
The Postal Street development will repurpose brownfield land and proposes 126 new low carbon homes for rent – 70 one-bed and 56 two-bed homes – and at least 20% will be made available at the Manchester Living Rent. *
The development will also provide ground floor commercial space that will further enhance the offer in the local area.
The consultation opens today (Monday 13 January 2025) through to 2 February 2025.
Local residents and businesses are invited to give their feedback about the proposals either online, via email or visit an in-person event to find out more.
Online: Find out more online and respond to the consultation
Or you can email to find out more
In person: Thursday 23 January 2025; Time: 4pm – 7pm; Venue: The Studio 51 Lever Street, Manchester, M1 1FN
This City is an innovative home building company wholly owned by Manchester City Council intending to increase the number of quality homes built on Council-owned brownfield land.
At least 20% of the homes built will be made available at the Manchester Living Rent – a level of rent that is covered by housing benefit, making sure as many people as possible can afford to live in the new homes.
Find out more about This City
Both the market and affordable housing delivered through This City will contribute to the Council’s ambitious housing strategy that has set a target to help build at least 36,000 homes up to 2032, including 10,000 genuinely affordable, Council and social homes – of which at least 3,000 will be in the city centre.
Find out more – Delivering Our Housing Strategy
Cllr Gavin White, Manchester City Council’s executive member for housing and development, said:
“This City is an innovative way of increasing the number of homes built on Council land – building the homes we know our residents want, including affordable homes, on our own terms.
“We are now moving ahead with the fourth This City site in the heart of Manchester’s famous Northern Quarter where we are looking to building high quality, low carbon homes – and at least 20% will be capped at the Manchester Living Rent, creating more choice for more of our residents to live in the city centre.
“I would encourage as many people as possible to find out more and take part in the consultation. Gathering feedback from people who live and work in the area is a vital part of the process and will help guide the final proposals ahead of a planning application.”
