D-day for car showroom plan
Proposals for a new car showroom in Southwick could be given the green light by planning chiefs this week.
In 2019, plans were lodged to redevelop a parcel of land at the junction of Riverside Road and Castletown Way, near Sainsbury’s.
T h e s i te wa s p rev iou s - ly used for manufacturing, warehousing and offices prior to the buildings being demolished around six years ago
Under new plans from Stoneacre Motor Group, the site could be transformed into a Volvo showroom with associated vehicle parking.
The scheme includes a two storey building with a workshop and office space and 119 parking spaces for sales, staff and customer vehicles. reasons behind the develop
Existing trees along Rivment. erside Road and Castletown It reads: “Stoneacre MoWay would also be retained tor Group and Volvo identias part of the development fied the Castletown area as alongside additional landan important location in their scaping, grassed areas and UK network plan in terms of separate service and showarea coverage [and] potential room entrances. market demographic.
Sunderland City Coun“The site is an ideal locacil’s planning authority has tion to achieve their marketrecommended the scheme ing and business objectives, for approval and say the deproviding suitable exposure velopment is acceptable. in terms of passing traffic and
However, the final decivisibility to potential customs i o n re s t s w i th th e c ou n - ers. cil’s Planning and Highways “It w i l l p rov i d e a h i g h(East) Committee which will qu a l i ty m oto r reta i l e nv i - consider the application this ro n m e nt , p rov i d i n g l o c a l Friday. . e mployment and reinforc
Ac c o rd i n g to p l a n n i n g ing the applicant’s commitdocuments, around 23 emment as a major contributor ployees would be based at the to the local economy, whilst site with a mix of sales roles, respecting the needs of the lotechnicians, admin workers cal community within the imand valet staff. mediate vicinity of the site.”
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