£100m Hull skyscraper given two-year deadline to start

The developers of Hull’s tallest building have been given a two-year deadline to begin work on the £100m scheme.

Formerly called Clarence Mill, the skyscraper scheme has been renamed Manor Mill after developers Manor Property Group.

The development includes a 21-storey tower, 10-storey hotel, 9-storey building for student accommodation, a casino, restaurants, offices and shops.

A spokeswoman for Kingston-Upon-Hull City Council said it was approved on the condition that building work start within two years to ensure the project does not stagnate.

“The condition aims to ensure things get moving because sometimes people put in plans that are approved and nothing happens for a while,” she said.

Committee chairman councillor John Fareham told the Hull Daily Mail that work was yet to start on a third of all schemes approved in the city over the past three years.

“I am concerned about the level of permissions we have given in the city centre that have not been taken up,” he said.

“The city centre is meant to be the jewel in our crown and I am keen not to give another permission only for nothing to happen.

“This is a key site and requiring the development to begin within two years is perfectly reasonable.”