Work on the former Boddingtons brewery site is expected to start in July this year and complete in August 2025.
Manchester Council has given permission for a 461-home scheme to go ahead on an open air carpark that was originally the site of Boddingtons brewery.
Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group, is planning to start work on the 1.24-acre brownfield site in July this year. Its 35-month contract is valued at £75m and work on the site is expected to be completed in August 2025.
Gavin White, Manchester Council’s lead member for housing, said: “We are seeing huge demand for housing in every part of Manchester, and across all tenures. We rely on strong working relationships with our housing partners in the city to help meet this demand, particularly to deliver new affordable housing.
“It’s fantastic to see this ambitious scheme move forward to begin delivering homes that Manchester people need, while also helping to diversify the residential offer in the city centre.”
Through its own subsidy and grant funding, the developer has committed to 60% of the homes being affordable housing, which will be a mix of shared ownership sale as well as social and affordable rent.
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Richard Cook, group director of development at Clarion Housing Group, said: “We are thrilled to get the green light to redevelop this iconic site in Manchester. Delivering the Boddingtons scheme will enable us to provide a range of housing options to local people across the city.”
The scheme has been designed by Assael architects and will provide one, two and three-bedroom flats across two blocks of 11 and 27 storeys. The Boddingtons development is part of Manchester’s wider regeneration of Great Ducie Street.
Latimer consulted with Manchester residents in 2021 to shape plans for the development, which will include a shared residents’ lounge and workspace, a roof terrace and a tree-lined pedestrian boulevard. It began searching for a contractor in February this year.
The former Boddingtons factory was first established in the mid-1800s and ceased production of beer on the site in 2005. Latimer purchased its part of the site in 2021.
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