Heritage	• Not located within a Conservation Area, however it is adjacent to the southern boundary of the Castlefield Conservation Area that runs along the A56. • There are 15 heritage assets within 250m of the with the closest being the Grade II listed Electricity Junction Box in Castlefield canal basin approx. 30m away
Flood Risk and Drainage	• Flood Zone 1 (low risk)
Transport and Access	Proximity to key destinations: • 5m walk to Deansgate Train Station / Metrolink (0.2 miles) to the north • 11 mins walk to Oxford Road (0.5 miles) • 11 mins walk to city centre core / St Peter's Square (0.5 mile) • 11 mins walk to Oxford Road Train Station (0.5 mile) • 21 mins walk to UoM Main Campus (1 mile) • 12 mins walk to the MMU campus (0.6 miles) Accessibility: • Closest convenience store (Sainsburys) located 4 minute walk (300m) east • Restaurants, bars and other leisure uses located within Deansgate a 5 – 10 mins walk east but also along Deansgate and Castlefield both within 5-10 minutes' walk. • The main retail and leisure core of the City Centre is located to the north of the site, within a 15 minute walk or 5 minute tram journey. • Adjacent to Deansgate for quick vehicular access into city centre and ring road (Mancunian Way). • Number of bus stops are located in close proximity to the site on both sides of the A56 as well as along Whitworth Street to the north of the site. • The site benefits from good levels of nearby recreational cycle routes along the Bridgewater Canal. • First Street is located 500m to the east of the site and provides a mix of commercial, residential, retail and leisure use. • The neighbourhood of Hulme is located further south of the site along with the Birley Fields Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) Campus. The campus is a 15-minute walk from the site (0.7 miles). • Other MMU faculty buildings within close proximity to the site include the Manchester Business School, the MMU Library and the Manchester School of Art, all of which are a 15 – 20-minute walk.
Ground Conditions	• The approved ground conditions report concludes there is a moderate /low potential for the site to be contaminated due to its previous industrial use, however this will be remediated prior to redevelopment.
Ecology	• No ecological designations on site. • No Tree Preservation Orders. • No trees on site
Noise	• Approved noise report concludes no impacts in regard to noise and that the development will comply with MCC standards
Air Quality	• This site is located within the Manchester Air Quality Management Area
Green and Blue Infrastructure	• The MCC Green and Blue Infrastructure Strategy identifies the following opportunities: • Enhanced blue corridors create safe, attractive green routes for a walkable/cyclable city, health benefits and accessible 'lunch hour' green space for city workers
Daylight and Sunlight	• The approved daylight / sunlight study concludes no significant impacts.
Townscape and Visual Impact	• The approved TVIA study concludes no significant impacts.
Wind Microclimate	• Identified incidents of off-site significant adverse wind safety impacts. The safety issues identified would have serious potential consequences for the general public – uncertainty around inability to suitably mitigate. • LPA decision notice (dated 4 June 2021): "failed to demonstrate that the mitigation measures put forward are capable of implementation and no alternatives have been put forward". • The appeal decision to grant planning permission comes with a planning condition (Condition 3) which requires details of mitigation measures to provide a safe and comfortable wind environment in and around the site for pedestrians and cyclists Associated with this condition is the need to provide a viability assessment for any associated tree planting that is required in this regard, within the public realm.
Capacity (indicative)	• 534 PBSA bedspaces as per planning permission 129406/FO/2021.
Infrastructure Capacity (limitations)	• Servicing and refuse collections will be made from the lay-by-on Deansgate South, with building management responsible for moving bins out to the street in a phased manner, maintaining thoroughfare along the pedestrian footpath at all times.