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Sunderland Council Sunderland Council is to consider plans from Metnor Group for the development of a £80m hotel and apartments complex on the banks of the River Wear. 05-Mar-2008 Sunderland Council has approved plans from the Met Office, Northumbrian Water and the Environment Agency to build a £1m weather station in High Moorsley. 19-Oct-2007 Sunderland Council is to consider plans from Sunderland Arc for the rejuvenation of Farringdon Row, including a three-star hotel, shops, offices and 124 apartments. 17-Jul-2007 Sunderland Council has approved plans for the development of a £12m Olympic swimming pool next to the Stadium of Light over the next two years. 26-May-2005 Sunderland Council is considering plans from Prudential Assurance Company for the £10m expansion of the Galleries shopping centre in Washington over the next two years, including 100,000sq ft of additional shopping space. 11-Apr-2005 Sunderland Council has secured a £4.7m Sport England grant to help fund the development of a £12m Olympic-sized swimming pool next to the Stadium of Light. 11-Nov-2004 Sunderland Council is to build a £6m 60,000 sq ft e-incubator centre at the Rainton Bridge Business Park by autumn 2005, in order to house new technology companies. 23-Jun-2004 Sunderland Council is considering plans from Auld Bros for the development of a £1m fitness centre and pub in Springwell Road, Washington. 25-May-2004 Sunderland Council has awarded outline planning permission for the development of a £40m mental hospital and housing on the site of the Cherry Knowle Hospital in Ryhope. 14-Jul-2003 Sunderland Council is to consider plans from Rivergreen Development for the construction of a £5m industry centre at the Pallion Industrial Estate, which would create eight manufacturing units. 11-Mar-2003 Sunderland Council is to spend £35m on improvements to the way council services are provided, including the introduction of one-stop-shop service kiosks throughout the city. 10-Mar-2003 Sunderland Council is backing a report from developers GL Hearn for a £10m refurbishment of the city's central railway station. 21-Feb-2003 Sunderland Council has announced proposals to build a £5m science park at St Peter's Riverside, in partnership with Sunderland University and the Business & Innovation Centre. 06-Jan-2003 Sunderland Council is considering plans from Sunderland Ice Hockey Club to set up a £0.2m ice rink at a warehouse in Pallion over the next few months. 20-May-2002 Sunderland Council has approved plans from Rokeby Developments to build a £3m hotel on the site of the Low Row car park. 02-Apr-2001 Sunderland Council is to consider plans from Midlands-based developer Ingleby for the construction of a £7.5m hotel by the River Wear, with the creation of 150 jobs. 27-Apr-2000 Sunderland Council is to consider plans from Bride Hall for the development of three new stores for Currys, PC World and Halfords at Trimdon Street near the city centre, with the creation of up to 150 jobs. 19-Apr-2000 Sunderland Council has unveiled its vision for the future of the city centre, which involves a major redevelopment of the vacant Vaux brewery site to include retailing facilities, a ferry terminus and a hotel. 26-Jan-2000 Sunderland Council is providing assistance to Connor Solutions in the development of a new factory at Houghton to make products for household appliances, with the creation of up to 140 jobs. 14-Jan-2000 Sunderland Council has approved plans from Taylor Woodrow for a £25m entertainment complex at Park Lane, including multiplex cinema, bowling, shops, restaurants and nightclub. 08-Dec-1999 Sunderland Council is reviving plans to build two new bridges over the Wear, including a £23m road bridge and a £13m footbridge. 25-Sep-1999 Sunderland Council has approved a £25m plan from Bowey Construction, Helios Properties, and Napper Partnership, for a cinema and leisure scheme in the High Street West area of the city. 30-Jul-1999 Sunderland Council is considering plans from the North Eastern Co-op to build a new supermarket, as part of a £4.8m redevelopment of Houghton town centre. 16-Jul-1999 Sunderland Council is closing its windows factory at Houghton due to a fall in orders, and efforts are being made to find alternative employment for the 57 workers. 01-Jul-1999 Sunderland Council has announced that Esmar of Spain is to set up a new car components factory at the Sunrise Enterprise Park, with the creation of 50 jobs. 28-May-1999 Sunderland Council is to open its new £10m Public Transport Interchange later this month, which will centralise the city's bus, coach, taxi and metro services. 15-Apr-1999 More from the Leisure sector Related pages: East Cambridgeshire Council City of York Council Travelsphere Portman Travel Paddy Power Sunderland Council website: www.sunderland.gov.uk The information on this page comes from the UK Activity Report. Click here for further details Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008