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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00178/FUL
Erection of two storey extension to side.
9 Troutbeck Road Sunderland SR6 8LA
Received 24 Jan 2026
Decided26/00181/DIS
Discharge of condition 14 (Verification report (remediation)) attached to planning application 20/01591/FU4 (groundwater monitoring decommissioning statement added to file 02.03.26)
Former Houghton Colliery Newbottle Street Houghton-le-Spring
Received 26 Jan 2026
Decided26/00184/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (SuDs Verification) attached to planning application 23/01341/FUL (Part 2 of 3)
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited Washington Road Usworth Sunderland SR5 3NS
Received 19 Jan 2026
Decided26/00186/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Ecology attached to planning application 23/01341/FUL (Part 3 of 3)
Nissan Motor Manufacturing (UK) Limited Washington Road Usworth Sunderland SR5 3NS
Received 19 Jan 2026
Decided26/00189/CAA
Consultation with adjoining authority: Installation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure including battery storage (Cross boundary site with Sunderland City Council) Ref DM/25/01801/FPA. (Amended proposal)
Street Record Salters Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 27 Jan 2026
Decided26/00193/FUL
Render to house and outbuilding (retrospective)
6 Fountains Crescent Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5LL
Received 27 Jan 2026
Decided26/00196/LBC
Conversion of former school building into office and residential use (retrospective)
Simson Street School Simpson Street Sunderland SR4 6DR
Received 28 Jan 2026
Decided26/00198/FUL
External alterations to create a separate accessible entrance to the building. (Amended Plans received 03.03.2026 proposed double doors changed to single door and glazed panel)
Handcrafted Sunderland Petersfield Road Sunderland SR4 9BB
Received 28 Jan 2026
Decided26/00199/ADV
Display of 2no. external banners
Handcrafted Sunderland Petersfield Road Sunderland SR4 9BB
Received 28 Jan 2026
Decided26/00204/FUL
Erection of wild animal veterinary referral centre and parking.
How Bridge House Private Stable Ferryboat Lane Sunderland SR5 3HW
Received 28 Jan 2026
Decided26/00207/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Bat/Bird Boxes) for application 24/01219/FUL
5 Dykelands Road Sunderland SR6 8EW
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00209/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (bats) attached to planning application 25/02345/LP3 (Part 1 of 4)
Mowbray Park Bowling Green Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland SR1 1PP
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00212/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Lighting) attached to planning application 25/00042/FUL (Part 1 of 6)
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00214/FUL
Conversion from 5 bedroom HMO (C4) to 6 bedroom HMO (C4), including the installation of four new velux windows and the resizing of one window.
30 Mowbray Road Sunderland SR2 8EW
Received 30 Jan 2026
Decided26/00217/DIS
Discharge of condition 17 (pre-commencement: drainage) attached to 24/00358/FUL (Part 2 of 2).
Land At Philadelphia Lane For Proposed Supermarket Philadelphia Lane Newbottle Houghton-le-Spring
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/00218/ETRW
Large overhanging branch (rear of 38 Ski View). Potentially dangerous during high winds.
The Cavalier Silksworth Lane Sunderland SR3 1AQ
Received 30 Jan 2026
Decided26/00219/FUL
Installation of 2no.air conditioning condensers, 1no. freezer room condenser and extract grilles
Unit 1 Chester Road Drive Thru Pennywell Sunderland SR4 9EN.
Received 30 Jan 2026
Decided26/00220/ADV
Erection of 4no. internally illuminated fascia signs, 2no. internally illuminated quattro dot signs and 1 no. externally illuminated totem signs (Amended site plan received 04.02.26 to remove one totem sign)
Unit 1 Chester Road Drive Thru Pennywell Sunderland SR4 9EN.
Received 30 Jan 2026
Decided26/00224/TPA
T1 (Oak) - Remove deadwood, remove epicormic growth at 2.5m, remove limb obstructing street light, reduce 1 over extended limb over gateway by 4m. Reduce side of crown facing properties on opposite side of road by 2m T2 (Ash) - Remove deadwood, reduce 1 overextended limb towards property by 2m
10 Belford Terrace East Sunderland SR2 7TH
Received 31 Jan 2026
Decided26/00225/TPC
T4 (Ash) - Fell to a stump
10 Belford Terrace East Sunderland SR2 7TH
Received 31 Jan 2026
Decided26/00228/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Replacement Planting) attached to 25/02421/TPC
Parish Priest Our Lady Immaculate Roman Catholic Church Village Lane Washington Village Washington NE38 7HS
Received 2 Feb 2026
Decided26/00229/FUL
Erection of 4no bed dormer bungalow with attached garage
Land South Of Glebeside Church Road Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring
Received 2 Feb 2026
Decided26/00233/FUL
Erection of single storey side and rear wrap around extension (Amended plans received 12.03.2026)(Amended description 17.03.2026)
4 Danbury Close Washington NE38 8FA
Received 2 Feb 2026
Decided26/00234/DIS
Discharge of condition 9 (Construction Traffic Management Plan) attached to planning application 25/00042/FUL (Part 2 of 6)
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 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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