Plans for a new university library to be built in the shadow of Mancunian Way have been scaled back.

Manchester Metropolitan University’s (MMU) new All Saints Library, described by university representatives as a ‘distinct landmark building’, was originally approved by city planners in February, 2024.

Its approved blueprints were for a 13-storey institution which would also be the home for the university’s special collection museum and the Manchester Poetry Library – the North West’s first public poetry library.

Also approved were gallery and events spaces which would both be open to the public.

But this month, a new screening and scoping report, produced by Deloitte, has been submitted to Manchester City council.

Within that document, it has ben revealed that the building is now plan

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