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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00041/TPA
Works to tree(s) - T1 (Sycamore) - remove
1 Hillview Sunderland SR3 3TL
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00044/FU4
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones.
Pavement Outside Of Sunderland Bowl 141 High Street West Sunderland SR1 1TR
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00045/ADV
Installation of 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
Pavement Outside Of Sunderland Bowl 141 High Street West Sunderland SR1 1TR
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00046/FU4
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub and removal of associated BT payphones.
Pavement Outside Of 127 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7HG
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00047/ADV
Installation of 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
Pavement Outside Of 127 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7HG
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00048/FUL
Erection of additional perimeter fencing.
Saint Benedicts Hospice Saint Benedicts Way Sunderland SR2 0NY
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00049/FUL
Erection of replacement dormer to rear roof slope. Erection of roof terrace. Replace existing infilled ground floor rear opening with garage door. Infill 2no. ground floor openings to south facing side elevation. (Rebuttal received 08.06.2026).
Sunderland Mind 14 Norfolk Street Sunderland SR1 1EA
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00051/DIS
Discharge of condition 9 (Management plan) attached to 24/01250/FUL (part 2 of 2)
23 Olive Street Sunderland SR1 3PE
Received 6 Jan 2026
Decided26/00053/TPC
Works to tree(s) - (Sycamore) - Remove
20 Humbledon View Sunderland SR2 7RX
Received 8 Jan 2026
Decided26/00054/DIS
Discharge of condition 14 (Vehicle incursion measures) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR
Sunderland City Council Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided26/00055/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (within one month: verification (SUDS)) attached to 23/02495/VA3
275 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DZ
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided26/00056/FUL
Conversion of two dwellings into a single dwelling, removal of 1 no. front door and installation of 1 no. replacement window, alterations to front and rear elevation windows and doors, relocate rear flue, infill fascia to eaves and associated external works
60 Helvellyn Avenue Lambton Washington NE38 0QJ
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided26/00058/AM1
Non-material amendment to previously approved application 22/01330/MW4 (Construction and operation of a waste management facility to process waste plastics to produce synthetic hydrocarbons, together with associated ancillary buildings, plant and machinery, roadways and hardstanding (additional drainage info received) to regularise the location of one of the access points into the site.
East Shore Enterprise Zone Port Of Sunderland East Of Graving Dock South Dock Barrack Street Sunderland SR1 2BU
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided26/00062/VAR
Variation to conditions attached to planning permission 23/01526/FU4 (as amended by 26/01097/AM1) (Demolition of existing warehouse and construction of seven units for general industrial, storage and distribution or light industrial (Use Classes B2, B8 and E(g)(ii)), provision of electric vehicle charging station (sui generis), construction of drive through coffee shop and / or Bakery (Use Class E(a)) - including drive through coffee shop to be bakery (including amendments to external areas and parking), relocation of electric vehicle charging into car park and relocation of substation.
Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided26/00063/FUL
Proposed construction of outdoor padel courts with rain canopies, boundary fencing and associated clubhouse facility.
Land At Peel Retail Park Washington
Received 9 Jan 2026
Decided26/00065/TPA
Works to trees - T2 (Oak) - Reduce height by 5m to remove split section.
7 Downfield Usworth Washington NE37 1SG
Received 10 Jan 2026
Decided26/00066/TPA
T2 oak- crown reduce in height and width by 2m.
8 Downfield Usworth Washington NE37 1SG
Received 10 Jan 2026
Decided26/00067/TPC
Works to trees - T1 (Apple) - crown reduce by 1m and crown lift by 0.5m, T2 (Apple) - crown reduce by 2m and crown thin by 10%
9 Ravine Terrace Sunderland SR6 9LZ
Received 10 Jan 2026
Decided26/00070/DIS
Discharge of condition 23 (SUDS) attached to planning application 24/01598/VAR (Part 2 of 2)
Former Site Of Jennings Ford Washington Road Hylton Castle Sunderland
Received 7 Jan 2026
Decided26/00073/FUL
Removal of existing rear conservatory and extension and erection of a single storey extension with flat roof / parapet wall details with conversion of existing garage into habitable room
6 Tanbark Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7TE
Received 12 Jan 2026
Decided26/00075/CAA
Consultation with Adjoining Authority, reference DM/25/03472/OUT - Outline application for the demolition of the former Elephant House and former Giraffe House and associated buildings and development of up to 800 dwellings (Use Class C3) and ancillary uses (Use Class E and Sui Generis (p)) alongside associated infrastructure, open space and landscaping with all matters reserved except for access.
Lambton Park Development Site At Former County Show Ground Chester Road Bournmoor DH3 4DX
Received 12 Jan 2026
Decided26/00076/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (E-CEMP) attached to 22/01330/MW4 (part 2 of 3).
East Shore Enterprise Zone Port Of Sunderland East Of Graving Dock South Dock Barrack Street Sunderland SR1 2BU
Received 7 Jan 2026
Decided26/00077/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (coastal defences access) attached to 22/01330/MW4 (part 3 of 3).
East Shore Enterprise Zone Port Of Sunderland East Of Graving Dock South Dock Barrack Street Sunderland SR1 2BU
Received 7 Jan 2026
Current26/00078/EDIS
Discharge of condition 23 (Surface water drainage) attached to planning application 14/00538/HYB (Part 1 of 3)
Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 12 Jan 2026

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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.

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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