How we supported Landsec U+I on the Mayfield Manchester development

Location
Manchester, UK

Date
2022-ongoing

Funders
Landsec U+I

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Manchester city centre’s first new public park in 100 years

The challenge

Mayfield, Manchester, is one of the UK’s pre-eminent mixed-use regeneration projects.

The 24-acre brownfield site is undergoing a dramatic transformation. Once a derelict industrial area, it's now a vibrant, green district with the River Medlock at its heart. The project will deliver over 2.3 million square feet of office space, 1,500 homes, retail spaces, and a new 650-bed hotel. At its core is Mayfield Park, Manchester's first new park in over a century.

The challenge is to create this new district in the most sustainable, holistic way possible, to benefit both people and planet.

How we helped

We supported the Mayfield Partnership, a collaboration between Landsec U+I, Manchester City Council, Transport for Greater Manchester and LCR, on the creation of a sustainability masterplan for the Mayfield neighbourhood. This included a visionary sustainability strategy, needs analysis, and a detailed action plan/tracker.

Our One Planet Living framework was used as an internal tool to help understand the needs and opportunities presented by the site’s local context and to link regional, national, and planetary sustainability needs.

Members of our team and project partners on a site-visit to Mayfield, Manchester

Bioregional’s expertise in sustainable development, its depth of experience, and its pragmatic and innovative approach is a rare combination in the property industry. They offer a purpose-led vision married to a developer’s perspective and in-depth knowledge of the policy environment in which we operate, offering bespoke solutions that achieve great results.
Lloyd Preston-Allen, Project Manager, Regeneration & Place, LandsecU+I

The impact

Natural England's video above, summarises Mayfield Park's positive impacts on people and ecology

The redevelopment project aims to transform a previously neglected 24-acre site in Manchester into a vibrant mixed-use neighbourhood, using innovative building materials and techniques to deliver Manchester's most sustainable offices.

Mayfield Park is crucial - giving much-needed green space for people to enjoy within the city centre.

As described by Landsec:

"Following its opening in September 2022, Mayfield Park has become a much-loved green space in Manchester city centre, enjoyed by visitors of all ages. The park, designed by Studio Egret West, enhances the heritage of the area with two key anchors being the early 20th-century Depot and the newly-daylighted River Medlock, one of Manchester’s founding rivers.

The design provides a sense of tranquillity and reflection amidst the bustling city centre. In total there are 140 trees, thousands of bulbs, plants and shrubs, a children’s play yard with six slides, and lots of spaces to sit and relax. During the construction of the park over 230 tonnes of CO2 were saved through reuse methods by utilising Victorian wells and hogback beam structures found on site."