Derelict retail units in an area of Sunderland are to be given a new lease of life after securing a £168,000 government boost.
Back on the Map, a charity helping to enhance the quality of lives of people living in Hendon, has secured funding from the government to bring a block of derelict retail units on Villette Road back into use. Over the past 12 months, the charity has worked with traders and residents to improve the road, investing its own funds through its High Street Revolution project into the purchase of several neglected buildings.
The extra funding from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ £150million Community Ownership Fund, however, will see the charity’s efforts go even further. The funding will provide new opportunities for residents wishing to set up their own businesses in the restored units and create work for residents by transforming the buildings into quality retail space.
