Planning permission has been granted for a 12 storey, 212-bedroom hybrid-hotel scheme by developer S Harrison, in a popular part of Great Ancoats Street, in the New Islington area of Manchester city centre.

A 20-year lease with international hotel group Meininger has been secured to run the hotel, which will open by January 2022 and create more than 20 full time jobs.

Ann Scott, S Harrison’s managing director, said: “Like Meininger, it’s our first scheme in Manchester. Attracting a unique operator like Meininger, and building a superb new hotel on such a prominent site, will deliver the last piece of development on this remaining parcel of land between the Fabrica office building to the North and residential developments to the South.

“This site, which is just a 10-minute walk from Manchester Piccadilly station, is ideally suited to a hotel provider, and our considered and planned approach has bought a new type of hotel to the city that will ultimately benefit the local economy.”

Offering 785 beds in total, in a mix of rooms including classic doubles, private multiple-bed rooms and dormitories. There will also be a reception, lobby, lounge, breakfast room, and bar, as well as a guest kitchen and a games zone. The hotel will have four disabled parking bays on site and a secure cycle store.