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Music studio planned for former carpet showroom

Chris BindingLocal Democracy Reporting Service
News imageBBC The building of the former Houghton Carpet Centre is a small two-storey brick house in the back of Mautland Street. The shutters are down and a black bin back is lying in front of the entrance. The house has a window on the first floor and is sandwiched between two other buildings, including a Hays Travel site. There are a blue and green waste bin.BBC
There are plans to bring the now-empty showroom back into use

A former carpet showroom could become a music rehearsal and recording studio.

Monument Studios wants to transform the empty Houghton Carpet Centre, at the back of Mautland Street, in Houghton-le-Spring, near Sunderland.

Proposals show four studio spaces arranged over two floors and a control room.

According to a noise assessment, impact would be low if several measures are put in place, including ceiling insulation lining the walls and having buffer zones between the studios.

The development is expected to create one full-time and one part-time job.

It would be open from 10:00 to 22:00 during the week, 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturdays and 10:00 to 20:00 on Sundays and Bank Holidays.

A decision on the plan is expected following a consultation.

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