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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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas14 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

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More application records

Decided25/02936/FUL
Proposed external alterations to include the installation of a new entrance
Doxford Works 3 Admiral Way Doxford International Sunderland SR3 3XW
Received 19 Dec 2025
Decided25/02937/FUL
Change of Use from Storage (Use Class B2/B8) to Padel Facility (Use Class E(d))
Filebase Limited Filebase House 3A Stephenson Road Stephenson Washington NE37 3HW
Received 19 Dec 2025
Decided25/02938/FUL
Change of use of ground floor from Customer Service Centre to a community shop, community kitchen/cafe and meeting/training rooms (Sui generis).
Ground Floor 30 - 32 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1RQ
Received 19 Dec 2025
Decided25/02939/LBC
Listed building consent for refurbishment of 5no. timber sliding sash windows
Wilderness Cliff Road Sunderland SR2 0NW
Received 20 Dec 2025
Decided25/02940/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (Travel Plan) attached to planning application 25/01589/FU4
5 Infiniti Drive Washington NE37 3HG
Received 22 Dec 2025
Decided25/02941/TPA
Works to tree(s) - Sycamore - Crown reduction upto 25%
Toucks Lodge Peareth Hall Road Usworth Washington NE37 1NR
Received 22 Dec 2025
Decided25/02943/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (new windows) attached to 25/00819/FUL (part 1 of 7).
Enterprise House Herrington Burn Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4JW
Received 22 Dec 2025
Current25/02952/OUT
Outline application with all matters reserved except for access, for the erection of up to 17no. age-exclusive bungalows (Use Class C3) and associated infrastructure and landscaping (amended indicative layout, updated FRA and updated BNG information received 18.06.2026).
Land North Of Fairhaven Springwell Gateshead NE9 7SW
Received 22 Dec 2025
Decided25/02953/BGP
Discharge of Biodiversity Gain Plan condition (controlled under Schedule 7A of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 (as amended)) relating to planning application Ref: 25/00363/FU4.
Land At Mount Lane Springwell Gateshead
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided25/02954/FU4
Installation of 1no. BT Street Hub unit and removal of associated BT payphones.
Pavement Outside 57 The Bridges, Market Square, Sunderland, SR1 3LE
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided25/02955/ADV
Display of 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement Outside 57 The Bridges, Market Square, Sunderland, SR1 3LE
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided25/02957/ADV
Display of 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement Outside 4 Arndale House, Victoria Road, Washington, NE37 2SW Victoria Road Concord Washington
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided25/02958/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (CEMP) attached to planning application 24/01733/FU4 (Part 1 of 8)
George Washington Primary School Well Bank Road Washington NE37 1NL
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided25/02959/VA4
Variation of condition 2 (Plans) attached to previously approved planning application ref. 24/01733/FU4 - (Erection of a single storey building within the curtilage of George Washington Primary School to include 8no. additional parking spaces and associated landscaping.) to allow for amendments to relevant approved plans to account for updated site ownership boundary
George Washington Primary School Well Bank Road Washington NE37 1NL
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided25/02960/ADV
Installation of a digital advertisement display.
Digital Advertising Screen At Town Centre Garage Ferryboat Lane Sunderland SR5 3JN
Received 23 Dec 2025
Current25/02963/FUL
Erection of two storey side and single storey front extension. Erection of raised decking to rear.
27 Shaftesbury Avenue Sunderland SR2 0AQ
Received 24 Dec 2025
Unknown25/02964/PCZ
Installation of 270no. solar PVs panels to roof of existing Aldi Foodstore to provide total maximum power output 144.45kw
ALDI Pennywell Industrial Estate Sunderland SR4 9FA
Received 24 Dec 2025
Current25/02971/FUL
Change of use of amenity space to the rear to private garden (Amended description 11.08.2026)
7 Chigwell Close Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7EB
Received 30 Dec 2025
Decided26/00006/FUL
Renovations to business unit including reinstatement of windows, introduction of glazing and change of Use of current storage unit to Class E (Updated CEMP received 27/05/2026)
BaseUK Ayres Quay Hanover Place Sunderland SR4 6BY
Received 5 Jan 2026
Decided26/00008/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Noise mitigation) attached to planning application 24/02466/FUL
35 - 36 North Bridge Street Sunderland SR5 1AH
Received 5 Jan 2026
Decided26/00010/FUL
Change of use of first floor from apartments to business units, reduce cill height of existing rear first floor windows, provision of entrance canopy and external staircase. (sequential assessment received 14/05/2026)
Wild Fire Hanover Place Sunderland SR4 6BY
Received 5 Jan 2026
Decided26/00012/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Ground Investigation and Risk Assessment) attached to planning application 24/01733/FU4 (Part 2 of 8)
George Washington Primary School Well Bank Road Washington NE37 1NL
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided26/00013/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Remediation Scheme) attached to planning application 24/01733/FU4 (Part 3 of 8)
George Washington Primary School Well Bank Road Washington NE37 1NL
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided26/00014/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (monitoring and maintenance) attached to 20/02391/LP3 (Part 2 of 3).
River Wear Sunderland
Received 19 Dec 2025

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What these statistics cover

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.

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