A heritage charity has called for a rethink on the proliferation of high-rise buildings across Manchester.
A new report from SAVE Britain’s Heritage argues that while tall buildings can make ‘exciting contributions to city life’, if designed or sited poorly, they can do ‘longstanding harm to our cities’.
The director of the charity Henrietta Billings said that planners often discount ‘mid-rise, high-density new buildings’ and instead Manchester has a ‘plethora of tall buildings competing for prominence.’
SAVE Britain’s Heritage called for a strategic assessment of high-rise buildings in Manchester in 2018.
In their latest report, titled Boom not Bust: How Greater Manchester can Build the Future Without Destroying its Past, the charity warns that the ‘lack of oversight for how tall buildings and demolitions are managed or understood cumulatively across the city poses a major threat to one of the key ingredients of Manchester's successes - its unique and vibrant character told through its buildings and rich history.’
