Simpson Haugh has won planning permission for two 51-storey residential tower blocks in central Manchester, but the scheme has drawn criticism for failing to meet affordable-housing targets.

It is the second time this year that proposals drawn up by the practice for developer Renaker have been consented without delivering on Manchester’s 20% affordability target.

Last month Simpson Haugh’s 1,950-home four-tower Trinity Islands scheme in Castlefield, which ranges in height from 39 to 60 storeys, was given the green light with just a £106,000 contribution towards off-site affordable housing.

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