In 1999 following the demolition and closure of Vaux Brewery, Sunderland city council revealed an ambitious development plan for the former site as part of its ARC project. The plans were hijacked by Tesco who purchased the land and proposed building a mega supermarket on it instead. This accumulated in a legal battle lasting over a decade, with the supermarket chain moving to Roker instead. By 2015, the original plans were scrapped due to the Conservative government having cut regional developm

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After sitting vacant for more than a decade, members of the Garland City Council celebrated the beginning of demolition of the old Hypermart building. The City purchased the 24-acre site on Garland Avenue near 635. Removal of the long-empty 235,000 sq. ft. structure is the next step towards redevelopment of the site located at one of Garland's primary gateways. | City of Garland, Texas Government

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