Manchester City Council has granted planning consent for Linear Living's 24-storey build-to-rent tower, adding several hundred purpose-built rental units to a city centre pipeline that shows little sign of slowing despite headwinds facing the wider housing sector. The approval is the latest in a string of high-rise residential schemes to clear planning committees in the city over the past 18 months, reinforcing Manchester's position as the UK's most active regional market for institutional-grade rental housing outside London.