Media
Granada Studios considers redevelopment plans
Published Wednesday, Jan 24 2007, 11:54 GMT | By Joanne Oatts
Home of Coronation Street, Granada Studios, could be turned into flats or offices, if redevelopment proposals are given the go-ahead.
According to the Manchester Evening News, Granada is looking at four redevelopment bids for the Quay Street site which could see it developed into offices, leisure or residential space .
If the a bid is accepted, the company could relocate its 1,000 staff to the media city development in Salford along with the BBC, but Granada may also consider staying as a tenant within the new Quay Street development.
ITV's property director Mark Stratton said that if it did stay, it hoped to create "a media quarter" within the development.
"This is a property decision, but obviously there are sensitivities about our existing operation there," he told the Manchester Evening News.
According to the Manchester Evening News, Granada is looking at four redevelopment bids for the Quay Street site which could see it developed into offices, leisure or residential space .
If the a bid is accepted, the company could relocate its 1,000 staff to the media city development in Salford along with the BBC, but Granada may also consider staying as a tenant within the new Quay Street development.
ITV's property director Mark Stratton said that if it did stay, it hoped to create "a media quarter" within the development.
"This is a property decision, but obviously there are sensitivities about our existing operation there," he told the Manchester Evening News.
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