One St. Peter's Square plans get the green light

February 16, 2010
By Emma Gritt

The Greater Manchester Property Venture Fund (GMPVF) and its joint venture development partner, Argent, have today received planning approval from Manchester City Council for the redevelopment of Elisabeth House for a new 270,000 sq ft office building, which will now be known as One St. Peter's Square. The planning application was submitted to the Council in November 2009. Prior to the application being submitted, a public exhibition was held in October 2009, as part of which, visitors had the opportunity to view the plans and discuss them with the developers, the project's architects and its planning advisors. The results from the consultation were then reviewed and incorporated into the final submission before being presented to the Council.

How the new building will look

The 270,000 sq ft BREEAM Excellent building will incorporate office floorplates of up to 22,500 sq ft, as well as flexible cooling strategies for occupiers. The scheme will include an active mix of uses at ground floor level, with cultural space for public exhibitions, as well as a stunning, double height reception, offering panoramic views across the proposed redeveloped St Peter's Square, refurbished Central Library and Town Hall extension. The team at One St Peter's Square includes architect Glenn Howells Architects, building services consultant Hoare Lea, structural engineers Tier and planning consultant GVA Grimley. GVA Grimley and Savills are joint agents for the scheme.

Posted by Emma Gritt on February 16, 2010 3:18 PM

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