Philip Akrill

Manor Property Student Accommodation

2009-06-12T10:27:00.001+01:00

One of the latest additions to Philip Akrills Manor ever expanding development programme, is the provision of quality purpose built Student Accommodation.
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Manor Property Student Accommodation

2009-06-09T20:42:00.000+01:00

One of the latest additions to Philip Akrills Manor ever expanding development programme, is the provision of quality purpose built Student Accommodation.

Comfort and convenience are at the top of the list of requirements for students when it comes to choosing a base for their studies, and Philip Akrill has ensured the market research that has been undertaken by Manor Property has been used and all of Manor’s Student Accommodation developments is in an exceptional location.

The majority of students want their accommodation to be situated within walking distance of the chosen University, but often that means being far from the culture and attractions of the City.
At Manor Property, the Chairman Philip Akrill has ensured the Student Accommodation is within the city itself, yet still close to the centre of learning.

Putting students right in the centre of the action is only the start, couple that with fully furnished accommodation, tasteful modern décor, en-suite study bedrooms with broadband links, a secure environment, and on-site management to name but a few…. All these are facilities provided by Philip Akrills Manor Student Accommodation.

Manor Property aim to provide students with the best ‘home from home’.

Manor Property Retail Developments

2009-06-09T20:39:00.000+01:00

Retail developments by Philip Akrills Manor Property are created to attract and serve the needs of both consumer and retailer.

Our reputation for consistently producing schemes of the highest quality has led to Manor developing several major retail schemes to date.

Consumer led changes to retail development have seen the market evolve from the early retail/industrial units to today's mixed-use retail/leisure complexes, with many now using these facilities as their primary shopping destination. Manor Property lead by Chairman Philip Akrill has the ability to predict market trends which allows the company to provide strategically located retail developments and commercially successful sites.

Residential Developments

2009-06-09T20:37:00.000+01:00

From bespoke residences of outstanding quality to major multi-storey city centre residential developments, Manor Property takes pride in identifying the most appropriate scheme for each residential site.

Philip Akrills Manor Property development team and associated professionals pride themselves on developing quality designed schemes. Many developments undertaken by Philip Akrills Manor Property such as the Queen's Court in Hull are seen as award winning landmark buildings.

With many presigious schemes already completed and further schemes planned for the near future, Philip Akrill looks forward to adding to the successful developments to date.

Manor Property Commercial Developments

2009-06-09T20:34:00.001+01:00

Commercial schemes provide a base from which an enterprise can operate - the success of a company may depend upon operating from the right location at the right time.

Manor Property which is run by Chairman Philip Akrill holds land banks of strategically located sites often with pre-installed infrastructure; ensuring fast delivery of highly specialised buildings.

The company has built an impressive reputation by providing schemes as diverse as city centre facilities for a national broadcaster, to rentable units for start-up businesses. This reputation is further enhanced by delivering each project on time, and to an extremely high standard.

Philip Akrills Manor Property was established over 50 years and built upon three generations of success, Manor is a privately owned development company, with its headquarters based in Lincoln. Philip Akrill, the Chairman, has taken the company forward through the development of residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use schemes Nationwide.

Manor Mill Hull

2009-06-08T08:30:00.001+01:00

THE developer behind a £80m scheme earmarked for a Hull city centre site next to Drypool Bridge is rethinking its design.
Earlier this month, planning councillors agreed to defer a decision on the proposed Manor Mill complex overlooking the River Hull.
They put the decision on ice to allow North Ferriby-based developer Manor Property Group [Philip Akrill] more time to respond to respond to criticisms over the scheme's design.
It currently features five different buildings, including a main 23-storey tower block.
If given the go-ahead, the development will include apartments, student accommodation, a hotel and a casino, a doctor's surgery and a convenience store, along with new public areas along the riverfront.

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City 1 Bradford

2009-06-04T13:59:00.003+01:00

City 1, Bradford is to become another prestigious city centre residential development for Philip Akrill and Manor Properties.

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Philip Akrill, the Chairman of Manor Property Group

2009-06-02T17:23:00.001+01:00

Philip Akrill, the Chairman of Manor Property Group has built upon three generations of success through this privately owned development company. Philip Akrill has taken the company forward through the development of residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use property schemes Nationwide.

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Philip Akrill & Apollo Casino resorts

2009-06-01T10:27:00.001+01:00

Casino giant's £25m plans for complex

One of Europe's biggest casino operators today unveiled plans for a new £25m leisure complex in Hull.
If given the go-ahead, the development could create up to 1,000 new full and part-time jobs.
Apollo Casino Resorts want to open the complex in the new Manor Mill development, which was given planning permission last month.
The planning consent includes 52,875sqft of space for a casino on three levels of a nine-storey block.
Earmarked for the derelict Clarence Mill site overlooking the River Hull next to Drypool Bridge, the scheme will also include a 23-storey apartment block, student accommodation and a 185-room hotel.
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The group behind the new casino is a partnership between the UK-based Apollo Resorts And Leisure and Casinos Austria International, which operates more than 70 venues in 15 different countries.
They are the first leisure operators to go public with specific plans to apply for a new so-called large casino licence in Hull.
Apollo Resorts And Leisure chairman Paul Gregg said: "We think it is an exciting opportunity for Hull.
"We are not only looking at opening a casino under the Government's new gambling legislation, but a full destination resort including five new restaurants on the site to create a distinctive attraction.
"We have looked at a number of other cities and a number of other sites in Hull but believe this is the most appropriate."
The go-ahead will hinge on Apollo securing the large casino licence awarded to Hull by the Government under new gambling legislation introduced earlier this year.
Hull City Council is expected to invite applications for the licence early in the new year.
Under the legislation, large casinos will be allowed up to 150 slot machines with £4,000 jackpots.
Manor Mill developer Philip Akrill said he was delighted at the link-up with Apollo.

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Clarence Mill

2009-06-01T10:22:00.002+01:00

Clarence Mill and Co op investment proposals

This is the huge 15-storey building that could become a major landmark on Hull's skyline.Offering views across the city, the complex would transform the former Rank Hovis mill site on the banks of the River Hull.The ambitious scheme is part of a £110m investment unveiled today by an East Yorkshire firm, involving two locations in the heart of the city.The proposed developments by North Ferriby-based Manor Property Group include an £80m mixed-use residential and leisure project on the derelict site of Rank Hovis, which could also house the city's new large-scale casino.
The complex, next to Drypool Bridge, would be the highest residential building in the city centre and be of similar size to the main tower at Hull Royal Infirmary.The tallest residential building in Hull is the remaining 20-storey tower block in Milldane, Orchard Park.Closer to the city centre, the highest blocks of council flats on the Thornton estate have up to 14 storeys.
The new development on the Rank Hovis site will include apartments, a 77-bed hotel, restaurants, a medical centre, a convenience store and student accommodation.The other scheme features a £30m facelift for the empty former Co-op store in Jameson Street.
After the makeover, the upper floors of the building will be marketed as a call centre with the lower three floors earmarked as a department store.
Manor chairman Philip Akrill, who spearheaded the £20m Queens Court development in the city centre four years ago, said he was confident both schemes would be realised.He said: "As Queens Court has shown, we have a track record for delivery. We are working in city centres across the north, but Hull is where I'm from and I want to make sure it has a future."Detailed planning applications for both schemes are expected to be submitted later this month. If given the go-ahead, the revamped Co-op building could be open next year.

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Riverside project backed at last

2008-11-10T12:35:00.001Z

06 November 2008
By Simon Bristow

PLANS for a massive waterfront development on the River Hull have been given the go-ahead – at the third time of asking.
Councillors on Hull Council's planning committee approved the scheme by a majority yesterday and the city will now see the £100m redevelopment of the historic Clarence Mills, which was run by Rank Hovis until 2005.
In its place will come Hull's tallest building – a 23-storey skyscraper – plus a 53,000 sq ft casino, 246 flats, a 185-room hotel, 143 student houses with a student bar, restaurants, cafes and a convenience store.
Manor Mills Developments had submitted a second revised design for the scheme, which had been rejected at two previous meetings of the committee.
The project has faced strong opposition, maintained in some quarters yesterday, and the Humber Design Review Panel has described the latest designs for the larger of two student blocks as "brutal and sinister".
Coun Rick Welton, who opposed the design from the outset, voted to reject it again and told the committee: "This is an immensely important development and one I think we are all excited about.
"It's because of that it really is important we get it right and think very carefully about whether this scheme has got it right in any field. I have never felt this scheme as a whole responds well to its location on the river and I feel disappointed by the improvements that have been made."
He said the revised design had more to do with "architectural trickery" than significant change, adding: "It wants an international, ground-breaking design."
Committee chairman John Fareham said he agreed with Coun Welton, but their colleagues thought the developer had done enough to convince them and that the city needed investment in the difficult economic climate.
Coun Dave Woods said: "I like part of this design and some parts I don't like.
"But on balance I think the alterations that have been made just tips the balance in favour of this design.
"It's all part of the river corridor development and we are seeing just the beginnings of it now. It would sit well where it is."
Coun Tom McVie also supported the plans, adding: "There comes a time when you've got to accept the fact you can't get 100 per cent of what you want."
Hull Civic Society backed the scheme but asked for a public viewing area to be included on the top floor and said that demolition should not begin until finance for the scheme was in place.
Developer Philip Akrill told the committee finance was in place and that the accommodation was already part-let.
He said: "There's never been a better time to attract money into Hull. The scheme brings physical improvement to the site and uplifts the whole public realm around the site.
"It brings the riverside back to life with investment and activity and it creates hundreds of much-needed jobs in Hull."
A council officer said English Heritage had not yet decided whether to list the building, which could jeopardise the scheme, but that latest conversations with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport suggested that this was "unlikely".
The plans also include car access off St Peter Street, where another hotel is currently being built.
There will also be parking on the site of the mill development for 305 cars.
Most of the buildings on the site went up in the 1950s, although part of the silo dates back to 1890, and the mill has long been a city landmark.

Philip Akrill Hull development

2008-11-10T09:52:00.000Z

DEVELOPERS behind an ambitious £100m city centre complex have been given a two-year deadline to start work on the scheme.
Normally, new developments are given the go-ahead on a three-year condition.
But the move to set a shorter time-limit on the Manor Mill development comes amid concerns over other stalled projects in the city centre.
The two-year consent was one of several conditions attached to the decision of Hull City Council's planning committee to grant permission.
Earmarked to replace the derelict Clarence Mill next to Drypool Bridge, the scheme includes what will be the tallest building in the city centre in the shape of a 23-storey mainly residential tower block.
It will also feature a 185-bed hotel, a casino, four new restaurants, a convenience store and a 590-bed student accommodation complex.
Committee chairman Councillor John Fareham said actual work on the ground had yet to start on a third of all schemes approved within the city centre 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.
"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."
Cllr Fareham said he was reassured by claims by developer Philip Akrill that the Manor Mill development was ready to roll.
"We have heard it is fully funded and part-let. On that basis we should be reasonably confident the two-year condition is achievable."
Alex Codd, the council's planning manager, said: "We are not saying the scheme should be completed in two years.
"More time could be given if the developer encounters problems, but it is an indication of how important we believe it is for a start to be made on the site."
Mr Akrill said the development already had secure private funding via a bank and a separate investment trust.
He also confirmed two separate international operators were lined up to run the hotel and casino.

Development in Hull - Philip Akrill

2008-11-10T09:50:00.001Z

Plans for a major new development in Hull city centre were given the go-ahead by councillors this afternoon.
The £100m scheme includes what will be the tallest residential building in the area in the shape of a 23-storey tower block.
New flats, student accommodation, a hotel and casino and new restaurants are all earmarked on the site of the derelict Clarence Mill complex next to Drypool Bridge.
The post-war mill buildings will be demolished to make way for the new development being spearheaded by the North Ferriby based Manor Property group headed by Philip Akrill.

Philip Akrill meets David Cameron

2008-09-29T14:39:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill meets David Cameron at a Conservative Party fundraiser.

Philip Akrill Compliments Hull's Mayor

2008-09-15T08:32:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill today complimented The Right Worshipful, the Lord Mayor of Hull who met with a small fraternity of CEO's and Chairmen of the property industry of Hull. The meeting took place in the privacy of of theLord Mayor's parlour at the Guild Hall in Hull.
Philip Akrill was extremey impressed with the new "meet the leaders of local industry initiative" and sincerely hopes this continues into the coming years.

Philip Akrill and the Credit Crunch

2008-09-08T12:01:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill pats himself on the back.
The current credit crunch has seen a strengthening in the property rental market in the North East, this has resulted in 100% occupancy of the residential portfolio Mr Akrill runs on behalf of the total Akrill family's property interests.

North West housing

2008-09-01T09:13:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill is next week in detailed negotitation with a major north west housing association, at main board level, to discuss the formation of a joint venture between Manor Property and the housing association to release many of the partially constructed city centre residential properties from their current credit crunch problems.
Philip Akrill will lead Manor in its role as developer to take over the financial position of the stated building projects, bringing them forward to suit the requirements of the government housing corporation's standards, ultimately to be controlled by the housing association.

Clarence Mill Hull

2008-08-29T14:33:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill, Chairman of Manor Mills Developments limited today confirmed receipt from the Secretary of State for the Environment, the planning inspectorate division, confirmation of the start of the appeal process. Mr Akrill has decided to take the company through the arduous process of appeal following Hull City Council's refusal of their proposals to redevelop the site at Clarence Mill, Hull.

Philip Akrill Manor celebrates 30 years

2008-08-28T13:01:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill celebrates 30 year anniversary of manor property limited.Philip Akrill was proud to announce that he was to celebrate 30 years in business.Originally formed in 1978 to carry out one derby based project, Philip Akrill took over the company by means of a management buy out. Owning all shares in the Company allowed Philip Akrill to take complete control. By steering the business in a new direction Philip Akrill has taken manor to a new level of success.‘The world of property development is both complex and challenging, a new era for manor ‘said Philip Akrill, chairman of manor property.

Philip Akrill

2008-08-26T19:58:00.000+01:00

Philip Akrill, Manor Property's Chairman, has taken the company forward through the development of residential, retail, commercial and mixed-use schemes Nationwide.
Philip Akrill's aim is to make changes which enhance environments; and for his developments to be regarded as assets.
"Development is a form of evolution; a natural progression..."Philip Akrill, Chairman
Manor Property's was established over 30 years ago and built upon three generations of success. Manor is a privately owned development company, with its headquarters based in Hull.
Manor has extensive experience and success in all aspects of development.