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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 dates1,147Searchable 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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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
- Decided26/00132/FUL
Removal of 2 single span tunnels and replace with a multi-span tunnel and water harvesting tank.
Sunderland Home Grown CIC Flower Mill Thompson Road Sunderland SR5 1SF
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00133/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Contamination) attached to planning application 23/01341/FUL (Part 1 of 3)
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited Washington Road Usworth Sunderland SR5 3NS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00134/FUL
Change of use to first floor flat to Beauty Salon Sui Generis) to connect with existing ground floor beauty salon
42A Avondale Avenue Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7QS
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00135/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Heating plant) attached to 24/01598/VAR
Former Site Of Jennings Ford Washington Road Hylton Castle Sunderland
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00143/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (Rem Verification) attached to planning application 24/01018/VA3 (Part discharge in relation to Plot 3 Kingsley Gardens).
Land North Of St Marys Way/Former Vaux Brewery Site And Galleys Gill Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Current26/00144/FU4
Full planning application for the development of 2no. foodstores (Use Class E) and 1no. cafe drive-through unit (Use Class E) along with associated car parking, servicing, infrastructure (including 2.5 metre acoustic fence to east) and landscaping (including bunds to the south and east and 2.4 metre fence to south)
Land East Of Silksworth Lane Sunderland
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00146/ADV
Installation of 3no. external signs
Sunniside Multi Storey Car Park William Street Sunderland
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00147/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: 25/00073/LP3
Car Park At Fulwell Quarry Land Off Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1JT
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00148/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions to side and rear extension. Extension of existing garage, installation of a pergola and associated external alterations. (Part retrospective)
Oak Lodge 2 Ashburne Court Sunderland SR2 7EH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00149/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with mono pitch tiled roof
11 Lynthorpe Grove Sunderland SR6 9HH
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00150/FUL
Installation of electronic communication apparatus at existing base station and associated ancillary works.
Elemore Works Elemore Vale Lorne Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0QT
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00151/LBC
Installation of 3 no. new antennas on existing wall mounted support poles; Relocation of 3 no. existing antennas to new support poles fixed to the existing wall mounted support poles; Removal of 1 no. existing BTS3900L cabinet; Installation of 1 no. new AIRI equipment cabinet; Installation of Ericsson radio systems (ERS) and break out boxes (BOBs) on 3 no. new freestanding frames; Installation of baseband units (BBUs) and a GPS node and associated apparatus and ancillary works.
Elemore Works Elemore Vale Lorne Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0QT
Received 20 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00152/DIS
Partial discharge of condition 16 (Verification Report) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR for plots 106, 107, 108, 118, 119, 120, 121 and 122 only
Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00153/FUL
Erection of garage to side. (Amended plans received on 17.3.26 to remove detached workshop).
5 South View Fulwell Sunderland SR6 9JS
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00154/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension with front canopy
70 Wearmouth Drive Sunderland SR5 1LZ
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Current26/00156/AM1
Non-material amendment to previously approved application 22/00981/VA4 to remove above-ground control building, relocate crane pad and widen access track, amend perimeter fencing details, change shape of SuDS features, add fence to SuDS pond, introduce new access covers and hardstanding around below ground inlet chambers (additional drainage info received).
Land To The North Of Mount Lane Springwell Gateshead
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00161/DIS
Discharge of condition 21 (Car park and cycle hub arrangements) attached to 21/01542/LP3 (Part 2 of 2).
Former Vaux Site Land North Of Saint Marys Boulevard Sunderland
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00162/DIS
Discharge of condition 21 (Verification of remediation for areas of public open space) attached to 25/02164/VAR
Land North Of Emsworth Road Sunderland
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Unknown26/00168/PCZ
Installation of 432 Solar Photovoltaic modules generating 216KW with a capacity in excess of 50KW with a total area coverage 955m2
LWC Drinks Ltd Unit 10 Stephenson Industrial Estate Stephenson Road Stephenson Washington NE37 3HX
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00169/FUL
Change of use from gaming arcade (sui generis) to retail shop (class E).
251 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DE
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00172/DIS
Discharge of condition 14 (pre-occupation: remediation) attached to 24/00358/FUL (Part 1 of 2).
Land At Philadelphia Lane For Proposed Supermarket Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00175/PAY
Proposed removal of public payphone.
Junction Villette Road/Corporation Road Sunderland
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00176/FHH
Erection of a single storey rear extension and first floor extension to side (Fast Track)
12 Bellflower Close Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5JF
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Decided26/00177/FUL
Erection of lean-to store to side.
85 Tollerton Drive Castletown Sunderland SR5 3DG
Received 23 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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