BDP has taken a significant step towards securing planning permission for a new biomedical centre in Manchester that the NHS says will be a “world class” cancer-research hub.

The practice’s 10-storey proposals to replace the Christie Hospital NHS Trust’s fire-damaged Paterson Building were given the unanimous backing of members of Manchester city council’s planning and highways committee.

BDP’s proposals will deliver close on 24,000 sq m of space for research, collaboration and support that will rehouse Cancer Research UK Manchester Institute staff forced to relocate because of the fire. It will also provide new space for the University of Manchester’s Centre for Biomedical Sciences and Christie Hospital staff to move into.

…