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N ew proposals for a café near Sunderland’s iconic Penshaw Monument have been lodged with the city council's planning department. The application pertains to land close to the Penshaw Hill ...
Revised plans for a cafe near a National Trust site are set to go before councillors later. The proposals, for a site at the foot of Penshaw Hill, near Sunderland, have attracted objections ...
Penshaw Monument was built in 1844 and designed by John and Benjamin Green 17 September 2011 ...
Controversial plans for a café near Sunderland’s Penshaw Monument are due to go before councillors for decision next week. Sunderland City Council’s Planning and Highways Committee will vote ...
You can unsubscribe at any time. More info A former school which was built in 1878 and has stunning views of Penshaw Monument and the surrounding countryside could be turned into a coffee house.
Sunderland City Council has spent £43,000 on the new lights at Penshaw Monument which it said will reduce energy costs by up to 80 per cent and save around £8,000 a year in running costs.
Decision day for monument cafe plans LDRS The National Trust has objected to the plans Chris Binding Local Democracy Reporting Service 30 June 2025 ...
The trust, which owns Penshaw Monument, has also objected citing "impact on the setting" and potential "unacceptable" ecological and traffic effects.