The land, located off Camden Street South Back, in Southwick, near the grade II listed Queen Alexandra Bridge, is intended to become a new business hub.

 

The plans include three two-storey buildings, 11 car parking spaces and a new bin store to the east of the site.

 

Fitz Architects have confirmed the units will have flat roofs to reduce any impact on the historic bridge.

 

Managing director, Craig Fitzakerly, said the units will provide an "opportunity for a storage and workshop area with ancillary areas to the ground floor and associated office space to the first floor." 

 

“The elevations and materials will reflect the local area with a mix of dark metal cladding and brickwork."

In documents submitted to the council, architects state the plans represent a "sympathetic and appropriate response to the particular opportunities and constraints of the site."

 

A heritage statement adds: "The current vacant land is an eyesore and has been for sale for a couple of years by Sunderland City Council.

"The proposals form a considered and well-designed contemporary development taking account of the adjacent listed building.

 

"Views of the bridge will still be maintained from the site and approach road from the west.

 

"The best views of the bridge and arches are coming from either north or south which the proposed new building will have no impact on."

 

Source: Chronicle Live

 

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A large complex used by many different businesses needs to have a great visitor monitoring system. Nobody wants people wandering into the wrong office, or accidentally interrupting important meetings because their meeting room is right next door to yours. 

 

Time and Attendance North East offers the Management of Contractors and Visitors Software to help everyone be in the right place at the right time. This network-based application allows you to advance book visitor appointments and pre-book on site contractors. 

 

These bookings can be made either via the PC based application or a user’s Internet browser. As soon as an appointment is booked, notification emails are sent to both the visitor and their host informing them of the appointment’s date, time and location.

 

If there is no reception area in your workspace, or if there is not a designated receptionist, we can also offer you the MCVS Unmanned Reception Console, which enables visitors to check themselves in for appointments using a touchscreen. This can send an email directly to the person who will be hosting them. 

 

If the appointment is for a visitor or contractor who needs to go around alone, MCVS provides a Welfare Check page to set up welfare notification reminders. These reminders (an on screen popup or an email) prompt the host to perform a safety check on the lone worker. 

 

This means that you are kept up to date and there can be no ambiguity about location. A history of checks performed and acknowledged is also recorded for audit purposes.