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Developers secure consent for double hotel development at Peterloo House

A new double hotel development on the site of a vacant 1970s property in Manchester has been given the go ahead by planners with work to begin imminently.

The 3 St Peter’s Square site will see the development of a new 20-storey building by Property Alliance Group which will see the addition of a new Motel One and a Staycity Aparthotel to the city’s hospitality line-up.

Designed by Stephenson Studios with Leach Rhodes Walker, the new scheme will boast a 328-bedroom Motel One on the ground and eight upper floors while the 262-room Staycity hotel will sit on the floors above.

The new property will replace the currently vacant building on the site, which was formerly known as Peterloo House, which will soon be demolished ahead of the expected 2020 completion date.

Andy Lavin, development director at Alliance commented: “This site has a prominent city centre location which makes it ideal for Motel One and Staycity.

“Each operator has a different but complementary offer which will add to the wider mix of uses in the area.

“Visually this development will also add to the street scene in St Peter’s Square, helping to strengthen the Civic Quarter.”

Once opened the Motel One at St Peter’s Square will be the chain’s third venue in the city following on from their Royal Exchange and Piccadilly hotels which opened in the last couple of years.

Russells Construction, who completed those two previous builds, are also rumoured to be in the running to carry out construction for this latest development.

HOW Planning represented Alliance.

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