Manchester Metropolitan University (MMU) has revealed plans for a significant expansion of its Cambridge Street halls, located near the All Saints Park campus. The university aims to demolish two low-rise halls of residence, currently housing 770 bedrooms, and replace them with towers and blocks.
This would result in a total of 2,330 student rooms, an increase of 1,560. The first phase, set to be completed by September 2029, will include 1,126 bedrooms in a 24-storey tower, two 11-storey buildings, and an eight-storey block, according to developer partner Unite Students.
The second phase will add another 1,204 bedrooms by the following year, housed in a 30-storey skyscraper, two 13-storey towers, and an eight-storey block. "Through the proposed partnership, our goal is to ensure that as many students as possible have access to high-quality, modern accommodation on campus," Unite said.
"Cambridge Halls has been identified as a potential redevelopment site that could create 2,330 student beds on the university campus. The existing accommodation is thirty years old and provides only 770 beds with shared bathrooms and requires significant modernisation to meet contemporary student needs."
The plans also propose space for shops and a health or wellbeing area on Cambridge Street, reports .
Manchester Metropolitan University's All Saints Campus is set for another significant transformation, with the institution having secured planning permission for a 'funky' new library next to the Mancunian Way flyover. Andrew Fallon, MMU's director of estates, has described the 13-storey facility as a 'striking addition to our estate and the Oxford Road skyline, serving as an iconic All Saints architectural gateway to our University'.
The building, which is scheduled to open by September 2028, will house the University's Special Collection Museum and the Manchester Poetry Library – the North West's first public poetry library – as well as a gallery and events space open to the public.
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