Sunderland plan for four hundred and fifty homes near Stadium of Light amended after club warnings

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Plans for four hundred and fifty homes at Sheepfolds estate near Sunderland’s Stadium of Light have been revised after warnings from the local football club about the impact on future expansion. The council says changes include a buffer zone and the proposals will be discussed by planning committee in the spring.

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00:00Plans have been revised to build hundreds of homes near Stadium of Light in Sunderland

00:05after warnings from the football club about catastrophic consequences. A new application

00:11for 450 homes at former Sheepfolds industrial estate has been submitted to Sunderland City

00:18Council. The club said plans risked limiting future expansion. Council leader Michael Maudley

00:25said the amended project allows the club to pursue ambitions. The revised proposal includes new

00:31offices to create a commercial buffer zone around the ground. Sunderland acknowledges new plans and

00:37looks forward to their progress through planning process. A committee will discuss them ahead of

00:42expected work start.

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