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Manchester Town Hall Planning Approved
Victorian Architectural Building Repairs in northwest England – design by Purcell Architects
16 Mar 2017
Manchester Town Hall
Architects: Purcell
Location: Albert Square, Manchester M60 2LA, UK

Purcell, the UK?s leading firm of architects, master planners and heritage consultants, has worked with and on behalf of Manchester City Council to achieve planning permission for plans to repair, re-present and enhance the landmark Grade I-listed Manchester Town Hall building for Manchester City Council.
The Our Town Hall project will make the site more accessible to the public and adapt the building in order to secure its long-term future as a functioning, efficient town hall, while taking great care of the site?s wealth of heritage features and cutting carbon emissions. In advance of the works starting on site, the project is already providing opportunities for local people, such as 15 M-Futures apprentices. M-Futures is an apprenticeship scheme run by Manchester City Council, ManLife and Manchester College, which is focused on construction disciplines. Planning approval has been granted for Purcell?s application for works to the building, alongside an application submitted by public realm specialists Planit for upgrading the building?s setting in Albert Square. The highly detailed submissions together comprise some 895 planning documents.
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