University of Sunderland - Travel Plan Final 200510-1

University of Sunderland Travel Plan Update
1.2.3 St Peter’s Campus Masterplan Report 2009
The Sir Tom Cowie Campus at St Peter’s was developed between 1993 and 2003. The £50m
campus is now home to approximately half of the University’s ’s student population and the campus
has won numerous design awards and according was recently named one of the top five
campuses in the UK with a ‘wow factor by the Commission for Architecture and the Built
Environment (CABE). The current campus includes the following buildings buildings:
• Reg Vardy Centre;
• David vid Goldman Informatics CCentre;
• Prospect Building;
• Media Centre;
• St Peter’s Library; and
• Sixth Form College
In addition to the above, it is expected that the National Glass Centre will be absorbed into St
Peter’s Campus operations by August 2010.
The development of the campus is being guided by the St Peter’s Campus Masterplan Masterplan, which
defines the long term m development strategy for the campus to provide additional academic,
commercial and residential floor space. The continued development of the he St Peter’s Campus will
provide a significant area of growth and change which will significantly contribute to the re-
generation of the city ity of Sunderland. The Masterplan has been produced with Sunderland City
Council and Sunderland underland ARC, who have supported the University’s expansion proposals as
shown by the Masterplan’s ’s incorporation into the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for
the St Peter’s Riverside and Bonnersfield Planning Framework Framework.
In terms of transport, the St Peter’s Campus Masterplan considers the following following:
• Highways - minor inor amendments to the highways ighways access to the campus, including an
adjustment in the road layout at the turning point at Charles Street and Palmers Hill;
• Bus – new bus stop at the end of the central pedestrian walkway near the reception building
at Dame Dorothy Street Street; and
• Parking – no significant increase in current provision, use managed through parking permits.
There is no set date for completion of the St Peter’s Campus Masterplan as this is part of a
planning framework which allows flexibility in the future.
Figure 1.3 overleaf is an extract from the latest version of the St Peter’s Campus Masterplan and
shows the expected layout of the campus once the Masterpla Masterplan n has been implemented.
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