A Sunderland pub could be demolished to make way for houses and apartments under new proposals lodged with planning bosses.
Earlier in January 2022, Sunderland City Council ’s planning department validated an application for The Cavalier public house in Silksworth.
This included demolishing the buildings and constructing 14 houses and a three-storey building offering five apartments.
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As part of the plans, associated car parking, landscaping and a new pedestrian access onto Silksworth Lane were also proposed.
The site, which currently includes a public house with a large beer garden area and parking, already benefits from outline planning permission for the demolition of the pub to build seven detached dwellings.
However, a design and access statement submitted on behalf of applicant CJ Taverns said the site has been marketed for sale with “little interest due to the limited numbers of large executive dwellings.”
The statement adds that the revised scheme would provide “family homes more suitably sized for the site and location along with five apartments.”
It goes on to say: “The revised scheme has been developed to provide a more viable development.
“It also represents a sympathetic and appropriate response to the particular opportunities and constraints of the site.”
The housing scheme has been designed by Sunderland-based firm Fitz Architects and includes two five-bedroom detached houses, 12 four-bedroom semi-detached town houses and five two-bedroom apartments.
A sustainability statement submitted with the planning application adds the development would provide “highly insulated, energy efficient and well designed homes for the future.”
The statement reads: “Energy efficient lights and advanced efficient heating systems with time and temperature zone control are also installed, as well as increasing the energy efficiency of the dwelling; these elements also provide financial benefits for the homeowner in terms of gas and electricity bills.”
A decision on the housing scheme is expected to be made by mid-April 2022.
