Sunderland City Council, Education Partnership North East and the Ministry of Building Innovation and Education (MOBIE) have worked together to develop plans for a Housing Innovation and Construction Skills Academy (HICSA) – a ground-breaking facility that will educate, train and upskill local people to create innovative factory-built new homes, the first of which will be assembled at Riverside Sunderland.
The facility, which has been earmarked for Sheepfolds, will form a key part of Sunderland’s ambitious city centre housing ecosystem, enabling Sunderland people to meet the city’s future housing needs, with the skill and expertise to employ modern methods of construction (MMC).
When completed, HICSA will support the development of scores of eco-friendly homes planned for Riverside Sunderland and the city centre.
As part of the planning application process we are welcoming the views of stakeholders on the proposals that are presented. Feedback will be considered and presented as part of a Statement of Community Involvement that will support the planning application.
Please provide feedback by Wednesday 19 January by emailing riverside@sunderland.gov.uk
Following Wednesday 19 January 2022 there will be an opportunity to comment further once the planning application has been submitted via the Sunderland City Council planning application portal as part of the statutory process.