Residents in High Court victory against council over 'tombstone' skyscraper - but it's still going to be built
Residents opposed to plans for a 55-storey skyscraper have won their day in court - but it will still go ahead. The 55-storey tower on top of a car park off Oxford Road was given the green light by Manchester Council in July 2021.
READ MORE: Saved from the Nazis when her mother pushed her through a hedge, Anne spent the war as a 'hidden child' And, after two days of hearing submissions, the judge found that the planning committee had been misled on the fact that building work could be completed with residents retaining use of the car park.
“The Court of Appeal saw the merits and awarded a substantial hearing. The judge was excellent and examined the issues but as he kept reminding both sides he examined the facts within the planning prism and must award an extraordinary amount of benevolence to the decision maker. “The draft of the injunction is ready as we now know the substantial interference with the leaseholders and their health is the only way to construct. We now have a case logged with both the Health & Safety Executive on the safe use of cranes and the public being inside a construction site.
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