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Sunderland City Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Sunderland City Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates
1,147Searchable applications
0Recorded as pending
89%Approval rate · 811 approved or refused records
89Refused applications

722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 Apr 2006 to 18 Sept 2026. Most recent record check: 28 Sept 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas14 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided25/02882/DIS

    Discharge of condition 14 (Contamination remediation) attached to planning application 22/00141/FUL (Part 7of 11)

    The Sunderland Sikh Association Christ Church Hall Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7ED

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  2. Decided25/02883/DIS

    Discharge of condition 15 (Contamination verification) attached to planning application 22/00141/FUL (Part 8of 11)

    The Sunderland Sikh Association Christ Church Hall Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7ED

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  3. Decided25/02884/DIS

    Discharge of condition 17 (Ecology precautionary method statement) attached to planning application 22/00141/FUL (Part 9of11)

    The Sunderland Sikh Association Christ Church Hall Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7ED

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  4. Decided25/02885/DIS

    Discharge of condition 18 (Ecology bat and bird boxes) attached to planning application 22/00141/FUL (Part 10of11)

    The Sunderland Sikh Association Christ Church Hall Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7ED

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  5. Decided25/02886/DIS

    Discharge of condition 19 (Tree protective fencing) attached to planning application 22/00141/FUL (Part 11of11)

    The Sunderland Sikh Association Christ Church Hall Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7ED

    Received 11 Dec 2025
  6. Decided25/02888/FUL

    Demolition of derelict former school building (Part Retrospective)

    Former Bog Row School Bog Row Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9JG

    Received 12 Dec 2025
  7. Decided25/02889/FUL

    Erection of garden room and additional boundary fencing (Retrospective) (As Amended)

    53 Leighfield Drive Sunderland SR3 2DD

    Received 13 Dec 2025
  8. Decided25/02890/FUL

    Conversion of 6 no. bedroom residential dwelling to 7 no. bedroom Co-Living property (Sui Generis) including associated external changes.

    38 Toward Road Sunderland SR2 8JF

    Received 13 Dec 2025
  9. Decided25/02892/FUL

    Erection of proposed two storey rear extension and dormer to side. Amended plans received 07.04.2026.

    13 Melvyn Gardens Sunderland SR6 9LF

    Received 14 Dec 2025
  10. Decided25/02893/FUL

    Part conversion of double garage and pitched roof over existing flat roof.

    2 Saint Georges Estate Harraton Washington NE38 9AU

    Received 14 Dec 2025
  11. Unknown25/02899/PCZ

    Install additional 123.31KwP photovoltaic system consisting of 271 separate panels to existing pitched factory roof.

    TWR Group Commercial Road Sunderland SR2 8NP

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  12. Decided25/02907/AM1

    Non material amendment to approved application 19/00963/FUL (Residential development for 138 dwellings) to amend landscape designs in line with as-built proposals.

    Proposed Waste Transfer Station Blackthorn Way Sedgeletch Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  13. Decided25/02908/FUL

    Erection of single storey extension to side and rear.

    111 Queen Alexandra Road Sunderland SR2 9HN

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  14. Decided25/02909/VAR

    Variation of condition 3 (Agricultural occupation) attached to approval 00/00840/FUL (Erection of a bungalow for an agricultural worker) to remove the agricultural occupancy restriction.

    Hilltop Hetton le Hill Elemore Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0QX

    Received 16 Dec 2025
  15. Unknown25/02910/DIS

    Partial discharge of condition 37 (SuDS verification) attached to 24/00285/VAR

    Civic Centre Car Park Burdon Road Sunderland

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  16. Decided25/02916/VAR

    Variation of condition 10 (finished floor levels) attached to approved application 23/02090/VAR to amend the wording in order to list the as-built plans of Phases 1 and 2 and seek approval of proposed levels of Phase 3.

    Land At Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  17. Decided25/02917/FUL

    Change of use to 5no. bed HMO on ground and first floor and self-contained flat on second floor. (Retrospective)

    183 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7JA

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  18. Decided25/02920/FUL

    Change of use of upper floors to 7no. single occupancy student studios with rear first floor extension and external alterations to elevations.

    23 - 24 Derwent Street Sunderland SR1 3NU

    Received 17 Dec 2025
  19. Decided25/02924/FUL

    Change of use to, mix use Sui Generis for MOT testing/ servicing and vehicle repairs (Part Retrospective).

    Thirkells Garages Old Rock Top Yard Pallion New Road Sunderland SR4 6UA

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  20. Decided25/02926/FUL

    Change of use of upper floors to 6x short stay hotel rooms.

    11 Vine Place Sunderland SR1 3NE

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  21. Decided25/02927/TPA

    T31 Sycamore - Remove crown to leave the stem as a 2.5m high monolith.

    Ryhope GWS Ryhope Road Ryhope Sunderland

    Received 18 Dec 2025
  22. Decided25/02929/DIS

    Discharge of condition 10 (verification) attached to 20/02391/LP3 (part 1 of 3).

    River Wear Sunderland

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  23. Decided25/02930/DIS

    Discharge of condition 4 (CEMPs) attached to planning application 25/01304/VA4

    Land North Of St Marys Way/Former Vaux Brewery Site And Galleys Gill Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland

    Received 19 Dec 2025
  24. Decided25/02934/FUL

    Conversion of single garage to double relocate the access from the rear to side and construction of dropped kerb. (Retrospective)

    208 Cleveland Road Sunderland SR4 7QS

    Received 19 Dec 2025

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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Sunderland City Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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