Keith said something to me just after the consultation that is actually true, surprisingly

. This isn't Castlefield or Manchester Gardens.
The style of Manchester Gardens is gorgeous and Glenbrook have kept that with The Trilogy and tweaked it slightly. Cornbrook is a different area. It needs to establish its own identity whilst referencing some of the similar styles used around St Georges.
The residential towers have a zig-zag similar to No1 Castlefield tower; they are grey/white exposed floors similar to The Trilogy/No1 Castlefield tower; they are similar in height to Manchester Gardens; blocky like St Georges Island etc.
Outline Permission for Hotel
Jesus Christ people - calm down.
The hotel, as AJ stated, is not the final design.
And the flats look fricking gorgeous. Far more Scandinavian than Benidorm, and some real subtleties in the design to ensure the flats all get light.
The outline elements of the application are identi ed below:
• A maximum number of hotel and apart-hotel bedrooms (C1 use): Hotel - up to 154 bedrooms
Apart-hotel - up to 88 bedrooms
• A maximum quantum of retail oor-space (186sqm, Use Classes
A1 to A5)
• Maximum development envelopes set out in parameter plans,
including parameters for height, width and length of each building;
• Minimum distances and positioning of facing windows between
the hotel building and the neighbouring residential building (applied
for in detail);
• Broad locations for the service yard, car parking, and public realm;
• Principle access points into the hotel site will be established in the
parameters plans.
Details of appearance, landscape, and internal layout would be reserved for the outline element of the Site for later approval via reserved matters applications. An indicative scheme is, however, included in the hybrid application for the outline element of the development to give one iteration of how the internal layouts, appearance, and public realm of the hotel, apart-hotel and retail unit could come forward within the de ned parameter plans. The Design and Access Statement also sets out guidance for the future reserved matters applications, such as potential internal con gurations and car parking numbers achievable.