Other places · North East England
Vaux Site
In or near Sunderland.
Vaux Site in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Nearest railway station
- Sunderland · 0.3 km
- Paid entry
Getting there & planning your visit
To visit the Vaux Site in Sunderland, the nearest railway station is Sunderland, located just 0.3 km away. Admission is not free, and the postcode for sat-nav is SR1 3AA.
About
Vaux Site is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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Protected designations
- Site of Special Scientific Interest: Durham Coast SSSI
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
The Vaux Site is an area of brownfield land in the centre of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear currently undergoing development. The area of the former Vaux Breweries until its closure in 1999, the council are recreating the site in a multi-million pound joint venture with Carillion. The development will create up to 19 new buildings for leisure, retail, living and office purposes. Phase one of construction started in 2016 with work on a series of offices valued at £25 million
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
Vaux Breweries closed in 1999, leaving the site vacant. Whilst Sunderland City Council aspired to redevelop the site, in 2001 the land was acquired by Tesco who sought to create a hypermarket on it. The situation generated a legal row which lasted until 2011 and the Urban Regeneration Company - Sunderland arc fought the case for the City. Partners such as the Regional Development Agency, One Northeast and national agency, Homes England were instrumental in the successful conclusion that ended with Sunderland Council obtaining ownership over the site. In 2014, the council created a joint venture in partnership with Carillion to redevelop the land. This coincided with the creation of Keel…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.9079, -1.3862
- District
- Sunderland
- Parish
- Sunderland, unparished area
- Postcode
- SR1 3AA
- Parliamentary constituency
- Sunderland Central
- Nearest railway station
- Sunderland — 0.3 km
- Official site
- www.jackywhitesmarket.co.uk
Sources
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📷 5Frequently asked questions
- Where is Vaux Site?
- Vaux Site is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode SR1 3AA), in the parish of Sunderland, unparished area.
- What is Vaux Site?
- Vaux Site in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Vaux Site?
- The nearest railway station is Sunderland, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can use postcode SR1 3AA.
- Who owns Vaux Site?
- Vaux Site is owned by Carillion.
- Is Vaux Site a protected site?
- Yes — Vaux Site is part of the Durham Coast SSSI Site of Special Scientific Interest.
- How do I get to Vaux Site?
- The nearest railway station is Sunderland, about 0.3 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode SR1 3AA.