Mayfield scheme will also include office blocksThe first phase of Mayfield will include homes and officesPlans by Studio Egret West and Shedkm have been submitted for the first phase of housing at Mayfield Park, the emerging mixed-use development near Manchester Piccadilly station.The proposals, designed for Landsec, include nearly 900 homes alongside shops, restaurants, cafs, a health and wellbeing club, and community spaces.Part of the wider 1.4bn Mayfield scheme, the first phase also features 325,000 sq ft of office space across two buildings and a cycle park with capacity for hundreds of bikes.The first office building has been designed by Morris + Company and will run across 230,000 sq ft. It is due to start on site later this year.The plans are part of Landsecs wider 1.4bn Mayfield schemeWork on the second office, a 95,000 sq ft building called the Poulton has designed by Bennetts Associates will start afterwards along with the cycle parking hub, which has been designed by Studio Egret West.The redevelopment Mayfield Park, also designed by Studio Egret West, opened three years ago and was previously a brownfield site.Others working on the team include project manager Deloitte and cost consultant Arcadis, engineers WSP and Buro Happold as well as planning consultant Gerald Eve.Last month, Landsec saidit would be scaling back the amount of office work it carries out in the future, having unveiled plans for a 2bn sell-off of parts of its office-led assets over the next five years to fund an expansion into residential.