| Transport and Access | Proximity to key destinations:
● 9 mins walk to UoM Campus (0.5 miles)
● 19 mins walk to MMU Campus and RNCM (1 mile)
● 32 mins walk to city centre heart / St Peters Square (1.5 miles)
● 28 mins walk to Oxford Road Station (1.4)
● 35 mins walk to Piccadilly Station (1.7 miles)
● 2 mins walk to Oxford Road (150 yards)
Accessibility:
● Closest convenience store located 3 minute walk (200m) west along Oxford Road.
● Restaurants, bars and other leisure uses located within a 3-6 mins walk west, predominantly along Oxford Road.
● Frequent buses run along Oxford Road (3 mins walk) as well as access to key cycling routes. |
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| Ground Conditions | Moderate to low risks have been identified which are not unusual for this type of development and can be mitigated. |
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| Ecology | No ecological designations on the site.
No Tree Preservation Orders.
Large quantity of trees currently on site - note the 3:1 typical MCC tree replacement ratio. |
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| Air Quality | This site is close but not located within the Manchester Air Quality Management Area |
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| Noise | n/a |
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| Green and Blue Infrastructure | The MCC Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy emphasis the need to retain and enhance green infrastructure. Noting the large number of existing trees on the site. |
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| Daylight and Sunlight | An assessment submitted with the planning application advise that the development demonstrates a high level of compliance with the guidance set-out in the BRE Report and endorses the development in terms of daylight and sunlight amenity. |
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| Townscape and Visual Impact | The scheme may impact the townscape however there are existing high rise developments within the vicinity. |
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| Capacity (indicative) | 319 PBSA bedspaces. |
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| Infrastructure Capacity (limitations) | N/A |
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| Buildability / Constriction Logistics | N/A |
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| Viability Issues | The applicants's submitted viability appraisal states:
"The Applicants are committed to delivering the scheme and have carefully designed the scheme to ensure that it is deliverable. The application is supported by a Viability Statement prepared by AY to demonstrate that the quantum of development proposed is the minimum necessary to bring forward the development, to justify demolition of non-designated heritage assets and the scale of new buildings; and to demonstrate that the scheme is deliverable. The appraisal within the Viability Statement generates a profit to ensure the scheme is deliverable in accordance with Policy H12, however, the Statement also demonstrates in financial terms that the proposed scheme is the minimum necessary to create a viable / deliverable scheme. The alternative scenarios tested unequivocally prove that the two new buildings are fundamental to ensuring a deliverable scheme, without these elements the scheme would be unviable and therefore not deliverable." |
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