£140m secured for Manchester creative campus

Plans for the opening phase of a new creative arts campus in Manchester are under way after its developer secured £140m.

LTE Group has partnerned with Manchester College, the Greater Manchester Local Enterprise Partnership and local authorities to create an education centre for the creative and digital industries. Manchester City Council has already approved a £27.6m loan for the redevelopment.

The 200,000 square foot facility will focus on the creative and performing arts and feature a theatre, film studios, music practice rooms and a photography studio.

The project aims to be completed in Juanuary 2022, with a second phase to develop additional teaching spaces to follow.