The Trinity Islands scheme consists of four towers from 39 to 60 storeys in height, and is expected to cost around £530m to build.

More than 4,000 construction jobs would be created over the nine-year construction programme, with 9,400 in supply chains.

The Deansgate scheme designed by SimpsonHaugh would create nearly 2,000 flats, varying from one, two and three bedrooms, and underlines growing confidence in the Manchester high-rise flats market.

Consultant WSP is supporting both the M&E and structural design of Trinity Islands.

Renaker bought the site from rival developer Allied London back in 2018, which then had planning for five high-rise buildings, including one at 67 stories that was due to be Manchester’s tallest block of flats.

The site, which consists of two parcels of land. It is bounded by the River Irwell to the north and west, Liverpool Road to the east and Water Street and Regent Street to the south.

The new Trinity Islands scheme will consist of two pairs of towers, with designs that seek to give each pair their own visual identity.

On site C, the buildings are conceived as diamond forms with a crystalline facade, while site D will emphasise the taller height of the buildings with curved facades.

Towers planned for site D

Towers planned at site C of Trinity Islands