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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00276/FUL
Erection of a replacement detached garage
12 Merryfield Gardens Sunderland SR6 9LA
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decided26/00280/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (Lighting Design Mitigation Strategy) attached to 25/00234/VAR
Land North Of Burdon Lane Burdon Sunderland
Received 6 Feb 2026
Decided26/00282/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 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00283/ADV
Display of 2.1m x 1.8m signage zone.
Wild Fire Hanover Place Sunderland SR4 6BY
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00284/ADV
Display of 0.4m x 6.1m signage zone, and window decal to main entrance door.
BaseUK Ayres Quay Hanover Place Sunderland SR4 6BY
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00290/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and garage conversion
78 The Briars Sunderland SR5 3DU
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00291/ADV
Installation of internally illuminated 2no.directional sign, clearance bar, 2no.menu board, order point canopy, 2no. fascia wordmark, 2no.fascia roundel, 2no.fascia text.
Starbucks Pennywell Industrial Estate Sunderland
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00294/ETRW
Emergency Tree Works to 3 ash trees with severe ash die back. (TPO 85)
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00296/FUL
Erection of a single storey extension to rear
44 Heathfield Sunderland SR2 9EW
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00297/FUL
Erection of a single storey rear extension to form enlarged medical store to Pharmacy.
36 Avondale Avenue Penshaw Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7QS
Received 9 Feb 2026
Decided26/00300/AM1
Non-material amendment to previously approved application 24/01984/FU4 to allow the rotation of the north eastern apartment block and amend the adjacent vehicular access to provide sufficient turning facilities for vehicles.
Land East Of Farringdon Row Sunderland
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00303/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (Ecological enhancement) attached to 23/01473/FUL (Part 2 of 3)
Ledgends Bar And Function Room Tyne Gardens Concord Washington NE37 2RF
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00304/DIS
Discharge of condition 9 (Site Characterisation) attached to 23/01473/FUL (Part 3 of 3)
Ledgends Bar And Function Room Tyne Gardens Concord Washington NE37 2RF
Received 4 Feb 2026
Decided26/00306/DIS
Discharge of condition 9 (LEMP) attached to planning application 22/00531/FUL
Pennywell Industrial Estate Sunderland
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00307/FUL
Change of use from amenity open space to residential garden and erection of two storey side extension, replace pitched roof on rear extension to flat roof with lantern. New boundary wall and fencing and extend front canopy across garage
17 Cambridge Avenue Donwell Washington NE37 1AD
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00309/FUL
Erection of new detached garage in the rear garden. Garage to have gable and rear frontage. Garage door to front with render finish to walls and tiled roof. External hard landscaping to extend to garage.
53 Midmoor Road Sunderland SR4 6NS
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00313/VAR
Variation of condition 6 (Hours of Operation) of approved application 12/00273/VAR to extend existing opening hours to 7 days a week opening hours to be from 10.30 until 21.00
Shwarma Grill 210 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7HE
Received 10 Feb 2026
Decided26/00322/FUL
Conversion of existing habitable room into garage with new tiled roof to front elevation (Retrospective)
Barwood 29 Oxford Avenue Donwell Washington NE37 1AB
Received 11 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00327/PCZ
The PV system is comprised of 332 x450 W panels with a total output of 149.4 kWp. (Glint and Glare response received 27.04.2026)
Helen McArdle House Silksworth Row Sunderland SR1 3QJ
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00328/DIS
Discharge of condition 18 (LEMP) attached to 25/00234/VAR (Part 1 of 2).
Land North Of Burdon Lane Burdon Sunderland
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00329/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (materials) attached to 21/01542/LP3.
Former Vaux Site Land North Of Saint Marys Boulevard Sunderland
Received 12 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00330/PCZ
Installation of PV system comprised of 521 x450 W panels with a total output of 234.45 kW
10 Saint Peters Gate, University Of Sunderland Charles Street Sunderland SR6 0AN
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00337/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (ecological enhancement) attached to 23/00475/FUL (part 1 of 2).
Tenon House Ferryboat Lane Sunderland SR5 3JN
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00341/FUL
Erection of first floor extension to rear.
22 Mayswood Road Sunderland SR6 9JA
Received 12 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.

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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