New plans to further transform Ancoats have been given the green light, with two new hotels and 64 more plush apartments on the way.

Council chiefs have approved proposals for two hotels boasting 172 and 221 rooms - and a block of swanky flats.

The hotels will be run by the Marriott and Hampton by Hilton, while the block of flats will be called Angel Court.

The plans are the latest pieces of the jigsaw for town hall bosses pushing to regenerate the northern fringe of the city centre.

Work to transform the ‘northern gateway’ is gathering pace, with Ancoats among the areas set for multi-million pound developments, with thousands more homes on the way.

The block of flats will be called Angel Court.

Council bosses’ plans centre around projects to the north of the city centre, including NOMA, New Cross and the Irk Valley.

The latest developments are just the latest in a long line of schemes either being built or in the pipeline for the northern fringe, in Ancoats, New Islington and around Angel Meadows.

Hundreds of new apartments have been approved in the last year, including the first phase of joint plans between Manchester council and the owners of Manchester City to create thousands of new homes.

The council wants 55,000 flats and houses built by 2027, mostly to the north and east of the city centre to meet rising demand.

The first of the latest schemes given approval was for the 172-room Marriott hotel on Cable Street in Ancoats.

Developers will carry out landscaping work around the new building and transform public areas.

A CGI of the Hampton by Hilton hotel which will be built in Ancoats

The second hotel, with 221 rooms, will be built in a nine-storey block on Sharp Street.

The Hampton by Hilton hotel will boast a gym, restaurant and bar and car parking.

The block of flats, dubbed Angel Court, will replace a dilapidated warehouse building. It will be nine-storeys high.

The Friends of Angel Meadows, keeping a close eye on developments in the area, ‘broadly’ supported the plan, but have warned about packing in too many new homes without boosting amenities for residents.

The northern fringe is a priority for council bosses, with plenty of empty plots and disused sites prime for development.

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