For the second time in as many years, Acre Manchester is bidding to overturn the refusal of its plans to build a Novotel on Chester Road.
Trafford Council rejected the developer’s plans for a 169-bedroom hotel in March this year, having already successfully defended its decision to refuse a larger iteration of the project at appeal in 2021.
Following the first appeal, Acre, part of the Westcombe Group, had submitted revised proposals for a scaled-back scheme.
Acre’s revised plans saw the scheme shrink from 16 to 10 storeys and had 21 fewer rooms.
Like the earlier proposal, the updated scheme included the demolition of the distinctive tinted office block at 701 Chester Road.
Trafford refused this plan against the recommendation of planning officers, prompting the developer to lodge an appeal.
The project team for the scheme featured Stride Treglown as the architect, planner Brian Madge, Capita, M&E consultant WSP, Curtins as structural engineer, JGA Fire, SK Transport, Abricon and heritage architect Stephen Levrant.
If you want to find out more about the project you can do so by searching reference 104811/FUL/21 on Trafford Council’s planning portal.
