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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00235/DIS
Discharge of condition 10 (Vegetation removal) attached to planning application 25/00042/FUL (Part 3 of 6)
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00236/DIS
Discharge of condition 14 (Notice HMMP implemented / commencedl) attached to planning application 25/00042/FUL (Part 4 of 6)
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00237/DIS
Discharge of condition 19 (Archaeology fieldwork report) attached to planning application 25/00042/FUL (Part 5 of 6)
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00238/DIS
Discharge of condition 20 (Archaeology fieldwork report journal) attached to planning application 25/00042/FUL (Part 6 of 6)
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00239/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: 25/00042/FUL
Wearside Golf Club Offerton Village Sunderland SR4 9JT
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00240/FUL
Erection of rear tiled dormer window, porch to side and new boundary wall (Retrospective).
20 Crosslea Avenue Sunderland SR3 1LT
Received 2 Feb 2026
Decided26/00241/FUL
Erection of a single-storey pitched roof [infill] side extension, plus alterations to the roof of an existing garage to enable the conversion to form habitable space.
22 Glaisdale Drive Sunderland SR6 8BG
Received 3 Feb 2026
Current26/00242/VAR
Variation of Conditions 2 (Plans), 5 (Boundary Treatment) and 6 (Phase 2 (Pre-comm)) attached to planning approval 21/02408/FUL (Erection of a detached dwelling with associated parking and access.) (20.04.2026 - Updated information received in respect of Remediation Strategy, vehicular access and minor fenestration changes to elevation).
10 Logan Street Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring DH5 0AS
Received 3 Feb 2026
Decided26/00244/AM1
Non-material amendment to previously approved application 23/01209/REM (Reserved matter application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 35 residential units (as amended)) to amend the rear fence of plot 15
Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 3 Feb 2026
Current26/00248/FUL
Proposed demolition of 3no. agricultural buildings and the erection of 1no.self-build residential dwelling (Use Class C3) and a garage, together with associated parking and ancillary works.
Holmeland Farm Stoneygate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4NN
Received 3 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00251/DIS
Partial discharge of condition 37 (SuDS verification) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR for plots 109-112 and plots 118-122 only
Civic Centre Car Park Burdon Road Sunderland
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00252/FUL
Erection of a single storey side and rear extension
16 Lambourne Road Sunderland SR2 9BX
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00254/ADV
Erection of 2no. internally illuminated 48-sheet digital advertisement display.
Land At Western Car Park The Galleries Washington Town Centre Washington
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00257/MAW
Replacement and reduction of existing externally sited biomass plant and equipment with new biomass boilers, associated silos, extraction system and wood chipping equipment, including relocation of plant within the site.
Roundel Manufacturing Limited 5 - 8 Sedling Road Wear Industrial Estate Washington NE38 9BZ
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00258/DIS
Discharge of condition 22 (Foul and Surface Water) attached to planning application 24/01598/VAR (Part 1 of 2)
Former Site Of Jennings Ford Washington Road Hylton Castle Sunderland
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00261/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Landscape scheme) attached to 23/01473/FUL (Part 1 of 3)
Ledgends Bar And Function Room Tyne Gardens Concord Washington NE37 2RF
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00262/TPC
T1 and T3 (Cherry tree) - remove to ground level T2 (Lombard poplar) - remove to ground level
Ingleside 26 Tunstall Road Sunderland SR2 7RU
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00263/SCO
The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017: Request for an EIA Scoping Opinion to determine the scope of the Environmental Statement for a residential development of approximately 485 residential homes (Use Class C3).
Land East Of Sulgrave Road Sulgrave Washington
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decided26/00266/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to side to provide garage
18 Ernwill Avenue Sunderland SR5 3EB
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decided26/00268/FUL
New vehicle hardstanding and access
165 Canon Cockin Street Sunderland SR2 8PS
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decided26/00269/ADV
Erection of 1no. digital advertising sign to upper north east elevation
Unit 7 William Doxford Centre Sunderland SR3 2NE
Received 5 Feb 2026
Decided26/00273/LP3
Installation of new accessible entrance link, to the South elevation of the extension to the Colliery Engine Winding House.
Washington F Pit Albany Way Albany Washington NE37 1UR
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decided26/00274/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: 24/01395/FDC
St Aidans Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road Sunderland SR2 7HU
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decided26/00275/TPA
Remove overhang by 15% on neighbouring sycamore tree.
38 Ski View Sunderland SR3 1NP
Received 6 Feb 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.

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