Plans to turn home into children's care hub
LDRSA residential property could become a care hub for children and young people with complex mental health or behavioural needs, if plans are approved.
Together for Children (TfC), which delivers children's services on behalf of Sunderland City Council, wants to create a care facility for up to four people, aged from 11 to 17, at the site at Hylton Bridge Farm.
A planning statement noted there was currently no specific such provision within Sunderland and South Tyneside, with the new development aiming to create "a local, regulated home".
A decision is expected by 8 July.
The proposed site, referred to as "The White House", is within an area off Downhill Lane and the Nissan plant, according to documents seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service.
Works include building a 6.5ft-high (2m) timber fence around the property and installing CCTV.
The planning statement said the home would not always operate at capacity and the maximum number of children on site at any one time would be limited to four.
Children and young people using the home may "require personal care, medication, and support with learning" and the home was not expected to have a lot of visitors, the document added.
It said the proposed development was appropriate within the green belt.
A decision on the planning application will be made after a period of consultation by councillors.