Huge hotel, hundreds of 'unaffordable' flats and a controversial new Lidl... everything decided at Manchester's latest planning meeting

A 20-storey Hilton hotel, a controversial Lidl supermarket and thousands of flats - mostly for students - have been given the green light in Manchester. The planning committee approved all 10 applications on the agenda today (June 1).

The meeting was the first to be chaired by Labour's Jon-Connor Lyons who is said to be the youngest person to ever run the planning committee. Speaking to the Local Democracy Reporting Service, the 26-year-old councillor said he wants to see more affordable housing built across the city during his tenure.

However, none of the 821 residential apartments approved at the meeting are set to be affordable – although some of the student accommodation will be. In total, 1,762 student beds across three separate schemes have been approved.

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It comes as Manchester council pushes for more purpose built student accommodation near the university campuses to free up family homes. In Fallowfield - where many students still choose to live - planning permission was granted for a hotel to be used permanently as homeless accommodation.

Here are all of the decisions made by the planning committee this month...

Here are all of the decisions made at this month's planning committee meeting...

A new 20-storey hotel with 154 bedrooms is set to be built on Great Ancoats Street as plans which also feature a café and bar, conference rooms and gym got the green light. The new hotel will be operated by Hilton's Motto brand.

However, concerns were raised about changes to the junction at Laystall Street which could see right turns onto the main ring road banned. Labour councillor Tina Hewitson said traffic at peak times would be 'horrendous'.

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