End in sight for derelict Scout hut as demolition bid goes in

Plans to demolish an old Scout hut near a Sunderland school have been submitted to council development bosses.

- by Chris Binding

Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received an application for a building which sits adjacent to a public footpath to the rear of Staveley Road, and adjacent to Monkwearmouth Academy.

The fenced-off site houses the “shell” of a building once used by the Sunderland District Scouts, with the organisation now applying for permission to demolish the structure.

A planning application submitted to the planning department, and posted on its planning portal website, notes “the site and hut are no longer viable for use by Sunderland Scouts”.