The Manchester Centre for Arts and Technology (MANCAT) is in talks to expand some of its facilities to the planned mixed-use redevelopment at the Boddingtons Brewery site in Manchester.

The site of the former brewery is to be redeveloped by Ask Developments and Realty Estates in a joint 50:50 partnership. The £250m redevelopment plans to include a combination of offices, retail and residential units over a total of 1m sq ft of floorspace. It is hoped that the site will be anchored by MANCAT and that if it relocates facilities there then the redevelopment can begin in earnest. Both the developers and MANCAT have reported that discussions are currently at ‘a very early stage’.

Peter Tavernor, principal of MANCAT, said: “We are currently in the process of developing the accommodation strategy for the new college and have now started to review the property holdings of both City College and MANCAT to ensure that all accommodation is of the same high standard. These talks are at an early stage, but there are some ambitious plans for major developments in hospitality, leisure and facilities management.”