Sunderland City Council’s planning department has received an application for an area of car park near the Stadium of Light. Applicant RAW Charging is seeking permission to make “alterations ...

But it was back in 1995 that council chiefs gave the green light to Sunderland Football Club’s proposed move to a new £12million super-stadium on the former site of Wearmouth Colliery in July.

The move follows the opening of a new dedicated ticket office at the Stadium of Light this season located in the North East Corner. The club had opened up a new shop, run by partner company ...