{"id":312953,"date":"2025-08-02T22:00:48","date_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312953\/"},"modified":"2025-08-02T22:00:48","modified_gmt":"2025-08-02T22:00:48","slug":"studio-egret-west-and-shedkm-get-go-ahead-for-nearly-900-manchester-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/312953\/","title":{"rendered":"Studio Egret West and shedkm get go-ahead for nearly 900 Manchester homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A Manchester City Council committee unanimously gave the green light for developer Landsec to create 879 new homes on plots J and K yesterday (31 July). This will all but complete the first phase of the wider development for 12ha of previously derelict land close to Piccadilly Station.<\/p>\n<p>Shedkm will create 385 homes in a linked pair of buildings ranging in height from seven to 23 storeys on plot J, while Studio Egret West has designed 494 homes in another two connected residential towers ranging in height from nine to 28 storeys on plot K.<\/p>\n<p>This phase also includes a transport hub featuring the city\u2019s biggest cycle park, designed by Studio Egret West \u2013 which also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/studio-egret-west-and-shedkm-lodge-first-homes-on-1-4bn-mayfield-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">masterplanned the wider scheme<\/a> \u2013 and a second office building by Bennetts Associates. Work on these projects is set to start on site in 2026.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-779223\" class=\"size-full wp-image-779223\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/plot-k-sew-amounts-and-heights.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"773\" height=\"721\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-779223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plot K at Mayfield designed by Studio Egret West<\/p>\n<p>The buildings are staggered down towards the centre of Mayfield Park and designed \u2018in a way that retains as much access to sunlight as possible while creating a safe and peaceful destination separated from the busy Mancunian Way\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The four blocks will provide a mix of one, two and three-bedroom flats, with Landsec and the Mayfield Partnership setting the intention to deliver 20 per cent affordable housing to be prioritised for key workers.<\/p>\n<p>There will also be 3,344.508m\u00b2 of commercial space to host shops, restaurants and caf\u00e9s, with a health and wellbeing club and community spaces, and the size of Mayfield Park will increase by 40 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>The developer has already delivered the new Mayfield Park at the centre of the project, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.architectsjournal.co.uk\/news\/winners-revealed-for-aj-architecture-awards-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">won an AJ Architecture Award<\/a> in 2023 for landscape and public realm. Construction began on 15 July for a new Morris + Company-designed 20,500m\u00b2 \u2018flagship\u2019 12-storey office block, dubbed the Republic Building.<\/p>\n<p>Henrietta Nowne, Development Director at Landsec, said: \u2018Mayfield residents will have the ultimate back garden in an award-winning park, as part of a shared vision to create a vibrant, inclusive and sustainable new neighbourhood in the heart of the city.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Studio Egret West director Duncan Paybody said in March: \u2018Our deep connection to, and passion for, Mayfield has been evolving since 2016.<\/p>\n<p>\u2018These new designs build on the park\u2019s central themes and success, adding more play, new planting characters and nature-based water management. The design of the new homes is inspired by the site\u2019s rich industrial history, forging an illustrious future from its industrious past.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Shedkm managing director Hazel Rounding added: \u2018By taking inspiration from the original Depot building, we are not just preserving a piece of Manchester\u2019s history; but repurposing it for future generations.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-779269\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/plot-k-sew-site-plan-with-notes-small.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"941\" height=\"655\"  \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mayfield<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Project data [for whole scheme]<\/p>\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong>\u00a0Mayfield,\u00a0Manchester<br \/><strong>Type of project<\/strong> Large-scale city centre regeneration<br \/><strong>Client<\/strong> Mayfield Partnership<br \/><strong>Masterplanner<\/strong> Studio Egret West<br \/><strong>Architects<\/strong> Studio Egret West, shedkm, Bennetts Associates, Morris + Company, AHMM<br \/><strong>Landscape architect<\/strong> Studio Egret West<br \/><strong>Project manager<\/strong> F&amp;G<br \/><strong>Planning consultant<\/strong> Deloitte<br \/><strong>Structural, civil and transport engineer<\/strong> Civic Engineering, Roc Consulting, WSP<br \/><strong>MEPH engineers<\/strong> WSP<br \/><strong>M&amp;E consultant<\/strong> Hoare Lea, WSP, Cundall<br \/><strong>Cost consultant<\/strong> Arcadis<br \/><strong>Quantity surveyor<\/strong> F&amp;G<br \/><strong>Lighting consultant<\/strong> Hoare Lea, WSP, Buro Happold, Spiers &amp; Major<br \/><strong>Main contractor<\/strong> TBC<br \/><strong>Start on site<\/strong> Pending planning<br \/><strong>Contract duration<\/strong>\u00a0TBC<br \/><strong>Gross internal floor area<\/strong> Phase 1 55,000m\u00b2, total 330,000m\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-779401\" class=\"size-full wp-image-779401\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Mayfield-Typical-Plans.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"4961\" height=\"3508\"  \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-779401\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Plot J at Mayfield designed by shedkm \u2013 typical plans<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A Manchester City Council committee unanimously gave the green light for developer Landsec to create 879 new homes&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":312954,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3939],"tags":[4021,4020,4022,77,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-312953","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-design","11":"tag-entertainment","12":"tag-uk","13":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114961428853133937","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312953","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=312953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/312953\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/312954"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=312953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=312953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=312953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}