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Prepare Your Court Bundle for Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings

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In Brief

BundleCreator is online court bundle software designed to help you prepare documents for hearings at Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings. Upload your documents, use our pre-loaded templates for Bankruptcy & Insolvency, Child Arrangements, Commercial Litigation, Criminal, and export a paginated, indexed bundle ready for court. From £12 per bundle.

About Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings

Address

Gillbridge Avenue, Sunderland, SR1 3AP, Sunderland SR1 3AP

Court Type

Magistrates' Court

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Opening Hours

  • Court open: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday
  • Counter service by appointment only: 10am to 2pm (cashless office in operation)

Phone

Facilities at Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings

  • Hearing Loop
  • Parking
  • Assistance dogs
  • Video facilities
  • Interview room
  • Disabled access
  • Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
  • Witness service

Getting to Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings

Parking and public transport options near the court. Always confirm parking time limits and policies on the day before leaving your vehicle — supermarket policies change and ANPR fines are common.

On-site parking

There is public pay and display parking available at a number of sites close to the court.

Free parking further out (500 m – 1.5 km)

A short walk further but still a practical option if closer bays are full.

  • Aldi

    923 m · 11 min

    St Mark's Road

    Aldi typically allows 90 min free parking enforced via ANPR

  • Lidl

    1.1 km · 14 min

    Roker Avenue SR6 0BN

    Lidl typically allows 90 min free parking enforced via ANPR

  • Tesco Extra

    1.2 km · 14 min

    SR6 0BT

    Tesco typically offers 90 min – 2 hr free parking; longer at superstores

Other supermarkets nearby

  • Heron Foods351 m · 4 min

Supermarket parking policies are typical brand policies — many stores enforce time limits via ANPR cameras, and rules can vary between stores. Always check the signage at the entrance before parking and keep your in-store receipt.

Nearest stations

  • Sunderland

    Light rail

    347 m · 4 min
  • St Peter's

    Light rail

    496 m · 6 min
  • University

    Light rail

    568 m · 7 min
  • Park Lane

    Light rail

    574 m · 7 min

Nearest bus stops

  • Bus stop61 m
  • CITY HALL--E/B130 m
  • St Michaels Way (S/B)192 m
  • Hind Street (N/B)257 m

Walking times assume an average pace of around 5 km/h. Allow extra time at peak hours and for security checks at the court entrance. Data sourced from OpenStreetMap.

Accessibility and disabled facilities

Facilities published by HMCTS for this hearing centre. Contact the court in advance if you need to arrange reasonable adjustments.

  • Hearing Loop

    All court rooms are fitted with infra red hearing loop systems as are the counters and private interview rooms.

  • Assistance dogs

    Guide dogs are welcome at this court.

  • Disabled access

    This building has a ramp to the building entrance, a lift between the ground floor and the first floor, and level access in to court rooms and hearing rooms.  

  • Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network

    Lanyards available on request.

How to Prepare Your Bundle

1

Choose Your Case Type

Select the practice area that matches your hearing at Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings. Pre-loaded templates guide you through the required documents.

2

Upload & Organise

Upload your documents, drag and drop them into the correct order, and use our built-in editor for witness statements and position statements.

3

Export & File

Export a paginated, indexed, bookmarked PDF ready to file at Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings. Continuous or sectional numbering to suit your court's preference.

Bundle FAQs for Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings

Common questions about preparing court bundles for this hearing centre

For a Family Court hearing at Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings, you typically need your application (e.g., C100, Form E, FL401), position statements, witness statements, and supporting evidence. Practice Direction 27A sets out the required bundle format. BundleCreator provides pre-loaded templates designed to help you meet these requirements.

By phone: Witness service: 0300 332 1352 · Enquiries: 0330 808 4407. By email: Enquiries: SJS@justice.gov.uk · Enquiries: contactcrime@justice.gov.uk. Address: Gillbridge Avenue, Sunderland, SR1 3AP.

BundleCreator starts at £12 per bundle on a Pay-As-You-Go basis — no subscription required. Monthly plans start from £19.99 for higher-volume users. All plans include pre-loaded templates, automatic pagination, and PDF export.

BundleCreator is designed to format bundles according to court requirements, including Practice Direction 27A for Family Court proceedings and Employment Tribunal Rules of Procedure. The software handles pagination, indexing, and bookmarking. Courts accept bundles in standard PDF format, which is the format BundleCreator exports.

Court office hours at Sunderland County, Family, Magistrates’ and Tribunal Hearings: Court open: 8.30am to 4.30pm Monday to Friday; Counter service by appointment only: 10am to 2pm (cashless office in operation). Hearing times vary by listing — always check your hearing notice for the scheduled start time.

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