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The Sunderland Strategic Transport Corridor (SSTC) is a proposed transport link from the A19, through the city centre, to the port. A major phase of the plan is the creation of a new bridge , which will link the A1231 Wessington Way on the north of the river with the Grove site in Pallion, on the south of the river.
Sunderland City Council is the local authority of Sunderland, a metropolitan borough with city status in the ceremonial county of Tyne and Wear in North East England. It is one of five such councils in Tyne and Wear and one of 36 in England. It provides the majority of local government services in Sunderland.
Sunderland is known for its coal mining and shipbuilding heritage, but in recent decades these industries have disappeared. Between 1975 and 1989 the city lost a quarter of its jobs. Since then Sunderland has replaced and exceeded the number of jobs lost, mainly through international business investment.
An official planning application [17] was placed with Sunderland City Council on 7 December 2009 with a consultation expiry date of 29 October 2010. Construction was timetabled to start around 2012. [18] On 26 May 2010, Sunderland City Council approved the planning application and the project appeared ready to go ahead. [17]
The green belt's area is 98,550 hectares (985.5 km 2; 380.5 sq mi) as of 2023, [8] and is on the fringes of the Tyne & Wear conurbations, with a line of protected area separating South Tyneside from Sunderland.
The bridge was confirmed to be part of a £500 million redevelopment deal to Sunderland City announced in November 2019 by Legal & General. [1] [2] [3] In March 2021, a £31 million planning application for the new bridge was approved, which is anticipated to be completed by 2023. [4] Currently this bridge has no official name.
Sunderland (/ ˈ s ʌ n d ər l ə n d / ⓘ) is a port city [a] in Tyne and Wear, England. It is a port at the mouth of the River Wear on the North Sea, approximately 10 miles (16 km) south-east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The built-up area had a population of 168,277 at the 2021 census, making it the second largest settlement in North East ...
City Hall is a municipal building in Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. It is located on the Vaux Site, adjacent to Keel Square, [1] and was opened in November 2021. [2] It is the headquarters of Sunderland City Council.