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Plans have been announced for a 12-storey office block to be built as part of the first phase of the £1.4bn Mayfield development in Manchester city centre.

A planning application is to be submitted this autumn for an office building comprising approximately 220,000 sq ft of Grade A workspace on Mayfield’s Baring Street Campus.

Designed by architects Morris + Company, the building will offer terraced views of Mayfield Park, a managed public park surrounding the River Medlock, which will be at the heart of the new neighbourhood at Mayfield.

The building’s ground floor will provide double height space for use as an exhibition space or for community events, while also providing access to the park.

Earlier this summer The Mayfield Partnership consulted with the public on other elements of the first phase of the landmark development: Mayfield Park, an eight-storey 70,000 sq ft office building and 545-space multi-storey car park and significant public realm improvements.

The addition of a second office building to the proposed planning applications is a response to strong occupier interest in Manchester as a leading business location and in Mayfield, one of the º£½ÇÊÓƵ’s largest regeneration opportunities.

Located opposite Manchester Piccadilly Station, the majority of the 30-acre Mayfield site, which includes the landmark station building on Fairfield Street and depot, has been under-utilised for 30 years.

The project is being brought forward by the Mayfield Partnership, a public-private venture, comprising LCR the º£½ÇÊÓƵ Government’s commercial developer, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and regeneration specialist U+I.