Any new arrivals would follow in the footsteps of a huge array of shops which have graced the shopping centre in recent times.
1. Hebburn Shopping Centre in 2016
A more recent view from three years ago. Photo: Tim Richardson
2. The shopping centre 15 years ago
Booze Buster, Ladbrokes and more in this photo from 2004. Photo: CL
3. The centre in 2016
Herons and Lloyds Pharmacy is pictured in this 2016 photo. Photo: Tim Richardson
4. A sad day in 2012
This photograph was taken as Peters Bakery announced its closure seven years ago. Photo: Stu Norton