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1,000 new homes, 10,000 new
jobs and a transformed city centre
for Sunderland, plan promises
A TRANSFORMATIONAL masterplan that will reinvent
the heart of Sunderland has been released.
The Riverside Sunderland Masterplan,
which sets out a detailed blueprint for the
regeneration of a key city centre quarter
with sweeping views across the river, has
been unveiled by Sunderland City Council.
Describing Riverside Sunderland as
‘the most exciting regeneration site in
Britain’, the masterplan – a 176-page
document that captures a number of
ground-breaking projects to reimagine
this part of the city – sets out how the
council will kick-start the rebirth of a 33.2
hectare site on both sides of the River
Wear, creating the UK’s rst carbonneutral urban quarter, building 1,000 new
homes and creating oce space for up to
10,000 workers.
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The plan, which has been developed
by the council working with a world-class
team of regeneration and builtenvironment specialists, will reinvigorate
the city centre, bringing new residents,
workers and visitors to the heart of
Sunderland, helping to support traders by
day and night.
Underpinned by a £100m investment
commitment from Legal & General – part
of their combined £160m pledge to this
and one other site in the city – the
masterplan will create a spectacular city
centre destination – a place to live, work
and play.
The key features of the masterplan
include:
• 1,000 sustainable homes to rent and
buy, in four stunning riverside
neighbourhoods housing 2,500
residents
• One million sq ft of modern oce
space, in a new central business
district, providing 8-10,000 new jobs
• A new city centre site for a major life
sciences/ healthcare facility
• Plans for a state-of-the-art library and
community hub – the Culture House that will attract 600,000 visitors a year
to a new site in Keel Square
• The upgrading of St Mary’s Boulevard
into a stylish new main street, and the
construction of new connectivity for
walkers and cyclists across the River
Wear
• Transformation of Galley’s Gill into a
superb landscape park, and new green
spaces in the heart of the city
• Smart City infrastructure, that will
make Sunderland an even better place
to live, work and play.
In 2023, Riverside Sunderland will host
the month-long Future Living Expo, a
high-prole event which will showcase life
in the new urban quarter. UK and
international visitors will be drawn to the
rst of the new neighbourhoods on the
former Vaux Brewery site.
“Riverside Sunderland will transform a
part of the city that has vast potential. It’s
a masterplan that will reinvigorate the city
in a wider sense too – creating a place we
can be proud to call the heart of
Sunderland,” said Councillor Graeme
Miller, leader of Sunderland City Council.
“It’s a vision that we know is
deliverable, and that will be truly gamechanging for Sunderland. We’re aiming
high because it’s what our
residents deserve and it’s what
the city needs – vision backed by a
determination to deliver.”
The leader said the plan would
revitalise the whole city,
breathing new life into the city
centre, and putting Sunderland
on the map as an exciting place
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