В Манчестере планируют построить элитный жилой комплекс с видом на тюрьму Странджвеис

Luxury apartment block to be built with views overlooking Strangeways prison The plans are being decided this week. Plans for swanky apartments within eyesight of Strangeways prison are set to be approved this week - but the scheme has already caused a stir among local residents. The development would create 251 ‘high-quality’ homes in a part-24-storey building. The homes would be for private sale, with none at ‘affordable’ prices below market rates. A report submitted with the plans confirmed the scheme ‘can’t support affordable housing’. Click here to get the biggest stories straight to your inbox in our Daily Newsletter But 15 objections have been submitted about the proposals, claiming construction would ‘create bottlenecks and congestion’ on the roads, and would ‘block views and create a sense of enclosure’ in the area. One objector said: ‘This is going to ruin the stunning view, ruin the area and de-value many of the existing flats. ‘Will there be any compensation, financial or otherwise, for the negative impacts on neighbouring apartments and subsequent their loss of value?’ If approved, there would be four two-bed townhouses in the development, alongside 82 one-bed apartments, and 165 two-beds in the scheme overall. It would be ‘car free’, designed to encourage potential future residents to use public transport or active travel options to get around instead. There are plenty of public transport options nearby, including Victoria train station which is about a 15-minute walk away and also offers access to trams. The new building by Linear Living would be based on the corner of Lord Street and Cheetham Hill Road, just minutes away from the Victorian prison that dominates the neighbourhood. Land earmarked for the development is currently empty and surrounded by hoardings. It sits on the edge of Greengate, a part of Manchester which has been transformed into a popular place for city-centre living. Councillors in Manchester are meeting to make a decision on the plans on Thursday, with a recommendation of approval. Meanwhile, separate regeneration projects are about to change the face of Strangeways forever, with thousands of new homes coming spread across seven new neighbourhoods. How the future of Strangeways prison fits into the plans remains to be agreed, but council bosses in Manchester are pushing for a long-term plan to relocate it to another area. It comes as the boundaries of Manchester city centre are expanding outwards after a decade of growth. In May, it was reported that 'promising conversations' are taking place with the government about relocating the prison. It is believed that it's likely the new location would be outside Greater Manchester.