Next stage of improvements planned for Sunderland seafront - how £2.3million would be spent
Sunderland City Council has already ploughed more than £10million into Roker and Seaburn in recent years as part of efforts to make the best of one of the city’s key natural assets – its stunning coastline.
Now senior councillors on the city’s ruling cabinet are due to vote through more than £2million for the next stage.
This will see:
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Hide AdAlong Whitburn Road: Public Realm upgrades to the western footway (Ocean Park frontage), including visual improvements to the pumping station on the corner of Dykelands Road, and new east-west pedestrian links.
At Cut Throat Dene: ‘Soft landscaping’, biodiversity improvements and new-equipped play facilities.
Councillor Rebecca Atkinson, cabinet member for Dynamic City, said: "The seafront is all part of the bigger picture for a more dynamic, healthy and vibrant Sunderland.
"The city council has invested significant sums in the seafront and strengthened the seafront's appeal for residents and visitors. These improvements are very much a continuation of what's already being achieved and admired."By improving the look and feel of the seafront, we also attract private investment. This next round of investment can further strengthen our seafront's appeal."
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Hide AdThe cabinet will meet on Tuesday September 15, and members are recommended to approve the funding so more detailed plans and tenders can be prepared.Previous seafront landscaping and infrastructure works, such as new seafront planting and paving, have all helped attract visitors, new businesses and won design awards.As well as the STACK development on the site of the former Seaburn Centre, a 40-bed inn and family restaurant is now being built, and a new car park is being prepared for land at the bottom of Dykelands Road, alongside other developments.The landscaping, street and support works will complement the developments.The report to the Cabinet meeting on the proposals outlines that, alongside public consultation, local schools will help with ideas for the play area.During the COVID crisis, the council's Cabinet and other committees have been meeting remotely. The Cabinet meetings can be viewed on the council's YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/sunderlandgov/featured