{"id":648873,"date":"2026-08-21T10:27:16","date_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:27:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/648873\/"},"modified":"2026-08-21T10:27:16","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T10:27:16","slug":"faulknerbrowns-submits-100-home-first-phase-of-sunderland-development","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/648873\/","title":{"rendered":"FaulknerBrowns submits 100-home first phase of Sunderland development"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 102 new homes would form the first part of the Sheepfolds development<\/a> in north-east Sunderland, which is for a total of 350 homes to be delivered within the Riverside Sunderland regeneration framework<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Drawn up for developer Vistry, working alongside Sunderland City Council<\/a>, the scheme looks to transform a former industrial estate into a residential neighbourhood of townhouses, apartments and duplexes, alongside space for commercial and community use.<\/p>\n

The development took a major step forward last week after securing \u00a327.7 million of government money<\/a>, granted as part of Homes England\u2019s Brownfield Infrastructure Land Fund. This will be added to the \u00a310 million investment ploughed into the project by North East Mayor, Kim McGuinness<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Sheepfolds is one of four residential schemes in the works under the 1,000-home Riverside Sunderland plan<\/a>, and is intended to \u2018revitalise the city centre\u2019 by converting a disused brownfield site.<\/p>\n

Vistry was chosen by Sunderland City Council as a development partner last year, and the Sheepfolds homes will be built next to the new Mobility Hub<\/a> for which the council is set to submit an application later this year.<\/p>\n

Niall Durney, partner at FaulknerBrowns, said the new homes will feel \u2018rooted and connected\u2019 to their local context in a \u2018contemporary manner\u2019, adding that the scheme will link to other developments in the city, including the new bridge across the River Wear, designed by Knight Architects<\/a>, and the upgraded Stadium of Light<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The appearance of the homes has been \u2018inspired by Sunderland\u2019s rich industrial and residential heritage\u2019, according to design documents, with four different buildings types that \u2018work together to shape a legible, varied and contemporary neighbourhood\u2019.<\/p>\n

Councillor James Jackson, Sunderland\u2019s cabinet member for business, housing and regeneration, said: \u2018Repopulating the city centre is an important aim of the Riverside Sunderland masterplan, and this new community [\u2026] will boost the whole area, bringing footfall by day and night, supporting our local traders and ensuring the heart of the city is a vibrant and attractive place to live, work and play.\u2019<\/p>\n

The work will expand FaulknerBrowns\u2019 already significant role in Riverside Sunderland, having designed both the Culture House library<\/a> building, which is nearing completion on site, and the new City Hall<\/a>, which opened in 2021.<\/p>\n

The development will also sit nearby to another FaulknerBrowns project, the education and sports centre<\/a> next to the Stadium of Light, which was completed in 2018 following a design competition held in 2015.<\/p>\n

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Sheepfolds masterplan<\/p>\n

Source: FaulknerBrowns <\/p>\n

Project data<\/p>\n

Location<\/strong> Sheepfolds, Riverside Sunderland, north side of the River Wear between St Peter\u2019s Metro Station and the Stadium of Light, Sunderland
Local authority<\/strong> Sunderland City Council
Type of project<\/strong> Residential-led mixed-use regeneration scheme with outline planning consent for 456 homes, commercial space, community uses and a mobility hub
Client<\/strong> Sunderland City Council (landowner\/development partner) with Vistry Group as development partner
Architect<\/strong> FaulknerBrowns
Landscape architect<\/strong> Colour
Planning consultant<\/strong> In house
Main contractor<\/strong> Vistry North East (developer)
Funding<\/strong> \u00a34.8million Brownfield Housing Fund grant (Phase 1); \u00a310million North East Mayoral investment; \u00a327.7million Homes England Brownfield Infrastructure Land Fund investment announced August 2026
Tender date<\/strong> Not publicly available
Start on site<\/strong>\u00a0Originally anticipated early 2026 following infrastructure works. First phase planning submitted July 2026; full residential construction start subject to approvals
Completion date<\/strong> Not publicly available
Contract duration<\/strong> Not publicly available
Gross internal floor area (m\u00b2)<\/strong> Not publicly available
Form of contract<\/strong> Development partnership between Sunderland City Council and Vistry following appointment as preferred developer. Specific contract form not published
Annual CO\u2082 emissions<\/strong> Not publicly available
Total Cost<\/strong> Not publicly available
Planning application reference<\/strong> 25\/01416\/HY3 \u2013 Masterplan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The 102 new homes would form the first part of the Sheepfolds development in north-east Sunderland, which is…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":648874,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[267],"tags":[365,362,363,364,366,18,117,274319,19,17,14601,786,274320,7237],"class_list":["post-648873","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-artsdesign","tag-design","tag-eire","tag-entertainment","tag-faulknerbrowns","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-masterplan","tag-planning","tag-residential-quarter","tag-sunderland"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@ie\/117133027105477763","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648873","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=648873"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/648873\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/648874"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=648873"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=648873"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=648873"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}