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Plans for vital repairs and conservation works at Sunderland’s Museum and Art Gallery have been submitted to city development chiefs.

Sunderland City Council has submitted an application to its own planning department for the Grade II-listed building on the corner of Burdon Road and Borough Road.

Plans are seeking permission for listed building consent for works to safeguard the original 1879 structure for future generations.

This includes repairs to the roofing, structural timber, external joinery and glazing, as well as “addressing damage to internal areas caused by active water ingress to the building”.

Plans submitted for repairs and conservation work at Sunderland's Museum and Art Gallery