Good day All I would like to ask which of you knew anything about funding available to the private sector in our area from a grant from the big lottery fund to Sunderland council. It appears a preferred bidder has been selected and full planning permission obtained for approximately 847sqm of space across a number of individual units over two storeys.(Fitz Architects) Hi there. Re the funding:- This is what I found first. Confirmation of amount of money and where it came from. http://www.makeitsunderland.com/index.aspx?articleid=7752 Sunderland  City  Council  today  (11  February  2013)  secured  £2m  from  the  Government's  Coastal  Communities  Fund,  which  with  £800,000  in  Council  match  funding,  will  deliver  further  infrastructure  works  designed  to  pave  the  way  for  the  long  term  development  of  the  Ocean  Park  site  and  the  seafront  at  Seaburn.  The  bid  was  put  together  with  the  support  of  local  traders  including  the  Marriott  Hotel  and  the  Sunderland  Business  Network.  The  City  Council  is  currently  seeking  a  development  partner  for  the  7.37  hectare  Ocean  Park  site  which  has  been  underused  for  a  number  of  years  and  is  also  putting  £800,000  of  its  own  funding  into  the  improvements  at  Seaburn  as  part  of  the  scheme.  The  £2.8m  will  support  the  delivery  of  essential  infrastructure  work,  which  in  the  long  term  will  facilitate  the  comprehensive  redevelopment  of  Ocean  Park  by  a  private  sector  developer,  in  line  with  the  Seafront  Regeneration  Strategy  and  Seaburn  Masterplan      The  planned  infrastructure  improvements  will  include:  -­‐  a  second  phase  of  promenade  improvements  

· improvements  to  Lowry  Road  behind  Martinos  to  improve  traffic  flow

· environmental  improvements  to  Cut  Throat  Dene  to  make  it  more  attractive  for  wildlife  and  more  of  a  natural  play  area  in  line  with  the  Seaburn  masterplan

· physical  and  environmental  improvements  to  Whitburn  Road  including  improved  crossing  points  to  improve  the  pedestrian  environment,  in  line  with  views  expressed  during  the  2009  seafront  consultation.

*************************************** All  government  money  has  bids  attached,  so  I  looked  for  and  found  this,  which  is  extremely  interesting  if  you  haven't  seen  it! Coastal bid application here,. An interesting read though you might have seen it:- http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/committees/CMIS5/Document.ashx%3FczJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo%3DuHSj6YTDNhZd%252Bjq2AFlqbgE7kJdGL6WlTzn26vWbSlEJFFB2dHDPuA%253D%253D%26mCTIbCubSFfXsDGW9IXnlg%253D%253D%3DhFflUdN3100%253D%26kCx1AnS9%252FpWZQ40DXFvdEw%253D%253D%3DhFflUdN3100%253D%26uJovDxwdjMPoYv%252BAJvYtyA%253D%253D%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D%26FgPlIEJYlotS%252BYGoBi5olA%253D%253D%3DNHdURQburHA%253D%26d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D%26WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D%26WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=sXqtU8_mD47A7AbC7ICAAQ&ved=0CDEQFjAF&sig2=l16_FoIk7W6BcPz6AShdQg&usg=AFQjCNHSf2gB2LfoFIzKCcaYXPBgAmLJww ************************* And part 2, naming case officers for Marine masterplan, mentions consultations with the Disability alliance and Sunderland equality officer, and giving area of office building as 847m2 over 2 floors. (p26) http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.sunderland.gov.uk/committees/CMIS5/Document.ashx%3FczJKcaeAi5tUFL1DTL2UE4zNRBcoShgo%3D9Oeesacnr30llhXpaCKbk1zp89YIL0ipikc38OiD7CdZLuI5N1AKgQ%253D%253D%26mCTIbCubS

FfXsDGW9IXnlg%253D%253D%3DhFflUdN3100%253D%26kCx1AnS9%252FpWZQ40DXFvdEw%253D%253D%3DhFflUdN3100%253D%26uJovDxwdjMPoYv%252BAJvYtyA%253D%253D%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D%26FgPlIEJYlotS%252BYGoBi5olA%253D%253D%3DNHdURQburHA%253D%26d9Qjj0ag1Pd993jsyOJqFvmyB7X0CSQK%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D%26WGewmoAfeNR9xqBux0r1Q8Za60lavYmz%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D%26WGewmoAfeNQ16B2MHuCpMRKZMwaG1PaO%3DctNJFf55vVA%253D&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=sXqtU8_mD47A7AbC7ICAAQ&ved=0CDYQFjAG&sig2=yUJ5wVR_eJCi16fhh9Z28w&usg=AFQjCNEgBCqSmxqJs_C8uh1SY8gwBCIiEQ ***************************** Found several references to this bunch, who seem a very secretive lot, http://www.sunderlandpartnership.org.uk/ with mention of funding of coastal communities:- http://www.google.co.uk/url?url=http://www.sunderlandpartnership.org.uk/documents/FundingOpportunities08.07.13.xls&rct=j&frm=1&q=&esrc=s&sa=U&ei=sXqtU8_mD47A7AbC7ICAAQ&ved=0CCwQFjAE&sig2=0miFckQrGbV4_5-2_UQgNA&usg=AFQjCNEJwqWpMgxPMa3gqJBICxq0Ub87gA Your  may  also  be  interested  in  a  couple  of  other  things:    Fitz  Architects  https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/fitz_architects#outgoing-­‐262674      Sale  of  land  at  Marine  Walk  https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/sale_of_land_at_marine_walk#outgoing  -­‐356424      Land  Title  Number  TY46688  <https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/land_title_number_ty46688_2#outgoin  g-­‐361080>    

 Sunderland  North  Community  Business  Centre  https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/sunderland_north_community_busin#com  ment-­‐51529    DTZ  City  of  Adelaide  final  report  2.9.10  <https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/dtz_city_of_adelaide_final_repor#in  coming-­‐531224>      Marine  Walk-­‐  Non  response  <https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/marine_walk_non_response>      https://twitter.com/LenLowther27