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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 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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

More application records

  1. Decided25/02266/FUL

    Change of use from storage above garage to 1 Bed self-contained apartment, with new window opening to the front elevation, part render to front and installation of roof lights

    20 Tunstall Village Green Sunderland SR3 2BT

    Received 6 Oct 2025
  2. Decided25/02323/FU4

    Change of use from class C3 (dwelling house) to F1 (learning and non-residential institutions) to be used for office, meeting, teaching and storage space.

    Holley Cottage Holley Park Primary School House Ayton Road Washington NE38 0LR

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  3. Current25/02325/FUL

    Extension to existing building for factory production purposes (retrospective).

    Unit 8 West Quay Road Sunderland Enterprise Park Sunderland SR5 2TD

    Received 9 Oct 2025
  4. Unknown25/02336/PAB

    Proposed change of use of upper floors to a single residential flat (amended plans and acoustic assessment received 04.12.25)

    Crossfit Sunderland 13 - 14 Tavistock Place Sunderland SR1 1PB

    Received 12 Oct 2025
  5. Decided25/02354/FUL

    Change of use from agricultural land to dog walking field with boundary fencing.

    Uplands Way Heugh Hill Springwell Gateshead

    Received 14 Oct 2025
  6. Decided25/02407/VAR

    Variation of conditions 2 (plans), 3 (materials to be submitted), 5 (CEMP), 6 (landscaping plan) and 7 (hardstanding and parking) attached to 22/02594/FUL (Change of use to 9no. self-contained apartments, including replacement windows and doors, associated access, landscaping and parking. Removal of 1no.tree to front), to alter the approved external layout and address construction work mitigation. (Amended description 21.07.26)

    6 - 7 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

    Received 20 Oct 2025
  7. Decided25/02413/TPA

    T02 Sycamore - sever ivy at base, remove southern limb and significant deadwood, T07 Sycamore - sever Ivy at base, pollard 8m, T08 beech - Fell., T11 ash-Fell., T17 Common Ash - Fell, T19 Sycamore - Remove limb with column of decay, reduce height of canopy by 4-5m and shape, T20 ash-Fell. T23 Lime - reduce height by 4m and shape, T24 Sycamore-Pollard at 5m.

    16 Silksworth Hall Drive Silksworth Sunderland SR3 2PG

    Received 21 Oct 2025
  8. Decided25/02449/FUL

    Erection of single storey rear extension with timber frame cladding finish

    14 Stanhope Close Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5QR

    Received 24 Oct 2025
  9. Decided25/02479/FUL

    Erection of two storey detached dwelling.

    The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  10. Decided25/02487/FUL

    Change of use from storage (B8) to indoor sports facility (E(d)) including door and window alterations.

    2 Crowther Road Crowther Washington NE38 0AA

    Received 28 Oct 2025
  11. Decided25/02502/ADV

    Erection of 1no internally illuminated fascia sign.

    Former Midnight Moon 1 - 2 Olive Street Sunderland SR1 3PE

    Received 29 Oct 2025
  12. Decided25/02525/FUL

    Replacement of gas boiler and new external condensing flue stack

    HM Revenues And Customs Waterview Park Mandarin Way Pattinson Washington

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  13. Decided25/02538/FUL

    Erection of single storey side extension (As Amended).

    4 Crofters Way Sunderland SR6 8BN

    Received 3 Nov 2025
  14. Decided25/02542/FUL

    Erection of single storey extensions to front and rear. (Amended Location and Existing and Proposed Site Plans received 03.02.2026).

    49 Meadow View Sunderland SR3 3RE

    Received 4 Nov 2025
  15. Decided25/02572/FUL

    Erection of Coffee Drive Thru, Trade Unit (Class B8) and EV Charging Hub

    Land At Armstrong Road Washington Armstrong Road Armstrong Industrial Estate Washington

    Received 5 Nov 2025
  16. Decided25/02582/FUL

    Single storey extension to create additional capacity for existing nursery and additional use as community hub. (amended plans to remove roller shutters and air source heat pump received on 11.2.26)

    Chilton Meadows Day Nursery Chilton Moor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6LX

    Received 6 Nov 2025
  17. Decided25/02592/FUL

    Erection of front extension to provide porch and shower room with pitched roof

    97 Avebury Drive Washington Village Washington NE38 7DA

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  18. Unknown25/02599/PCZ

    Installation of solar PVs panels to the roof

    Washington Primary Care Centre Parkway Washington NE38 7QZ

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  19. Decided25/02600/FUL

    Erection of front porch extension including render finish (Part retrospective)

    73 Chipchase Oxclose Washington NE38 0NG

    Received 7 Nov 2025
  20. Decided25/02601/FUL

    Erection of two storey side extension. Installation of first floor opening to rear. Installation of first floor bow window to front elevation. Render entire property.

    7 Biddick Villas Columbia Washington NE38 7DT

    Received 8 Nov 2025
  21. Current25/02605/HYB

    Hybrid planning application comprising of full planning application for the erection of 1 no. self-build detached dwelling with associated access, parking and landscaping (Plot 1) and outline planning application (with all matters reserved except access) for the erection of 4 no. additional self-build dwellings with indicative layout (Plots 2,3,4 and 5).

    Sawmills Herrington Burn Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7AH

    Received 10 Nov 2025
  22. Decided25/02616/FUL

    Demolish existing garage. Erection of single storey extension to side to provide store, w.c, utility and kitchen extension. Insertion of sliding doors and steps to rear.

    7 Ludlow Road Sunderland SR2 9HH

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  23. Decided25/02619/FUL

    Change of use from Dwelling house (C3) to children's home (C2).

    1 Rothbury Sunderland SR2 0BE

    Received 11 Nov 2025
  24. Decided25/02621/FUL

    Conversion of first and second floor to 3no residential flats including 3 additional windows and new entrance door to rear elevation.

    Homeflair Blinds 59A Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1SE

    Received 11 Nov 2025

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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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