Residents of Manchester's tallest building are furious over plans to build 'dog spa' skyscraper next door

Homeowners in Manchester’s tallest building are objecting to the construction of four new towers next door.

Deansgate Square South Tower flat-owners have submitted letters of objection over plans to build two 47 and two 51-storey skyscrapers on land currently used as padel courts and car parking next to their development. The South Tower has been the city’s tallest building, at 200 metres (656 ft, since it opened in 2018.

Now, the developers behind it — Renaker — are continuing with plans in the area, which has been earmarked as a ‘skyscraper district’ by the council for years. Its latest bid is called phase three, and will include ‘four residential buildings — two at 47-storeys and two at 51-storeys, providing a mix of 1, 2 and 3 bed properties’ alongside ‘a two-storey colonnade surrounding new public square, with residential towers anchoring each corner of the square’, according to a planning application.

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There would also be commercial units at the ground floor, and a three-storey underground car park with 483 car parking spaces and 1,746 cycle spaces — one for every flat in phase three.

The towers will be called Contour and will offer a dog spa, virtual driving range, and podcast studio in its bid to provide ‘luxury living for people who appreciate detail’. However, neighbours are unhappy.

South Tower residents have submitted letters of objection to the council, the Local Democracy Reporting Service understands, with a template letter shared on social media naming their concerns as an increase in traffic, crime and anti-social behaviour, loss of