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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00351/FUL
Erection of orangery to North elevation
White House Cottage Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RS
Received 13 Feb 2026
Unknown26/00352/DIS
Partial discharge of condition 37 (SuDS verification) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR for plots 15, 32-34, 61-62, 101-108 only
Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decided26/00353/TPA
T4 (Lime) - Reduce and reshape the roadside stem (approx half of the tree) by 3m shaping in with the estate side stem to leave the crown more balancedT5 (Sycamore) - Remove major deadwood, prune to tidy stubs, aerially inspect the crown
Land At Liberty Green Washington
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decided26/00366/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (odour) attached to 22/00531/FUL
Pennywell Industrial Estate Sunderland
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decided26/00367/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (CEMP) attached to 24/01733/FU4
George Washington Primary School Well Bank Road Washington NE37 1NL
Received 16 Feb 2026
Decided26/00369/FUL
Erection of entrance porch to front and garage conversion to include installation of window.
1 Larkspur Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9FN
Received 16 Feb 2026
Current26/00372/DIS
Discharge of condition 9 (site levels) attached to 23/00475/FUL (part 2 of 2).
Tenon House Ferryboat Lane Sunderland SR5 3JN
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00374/VAR
Variation to condition 2 (Plans) attached to planning permission 25/01622/FUL (Construction of 2 structures in the form of an "All Hazards Village" to simulate a single detached house and two semi detached houses (3 houses in total) for Fire and Rescue training purposes) for amendment to the proposed plans
Tyne And Wear Fire And Civil Defence Authority Barmston Mere Fire Training Centre Nissan Way Washington SR5 3QY
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00376/FUL
Erection of two storey side extension
39 Vicarage Road Sunderland SR3 1JL
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00377/FUL
Demolish existing outhouse and erection of single storey rear extension
45 Barnes View Sunderland SR4 7QA
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00379/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (method statement) attached to planning application 25/02345/LP3 (Part 2 of 4)
Mowbray Park Bowling Green Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland SR1 1PP
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00380/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (bat / bird boxes) attached to planning application 25/02345/LP3 (Part 3 of 4)
Mowbray Park Bowling Green Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland SR1 1PP
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00381/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Details of roof tile) attached to planning application 25/02345/LP3 (Part 4 of 4)
Mowbray Park Bowling Green Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland SR1 1PP
Received 29 Jan 2026
Decided26/00383/FUL
Two storey side and rear extensions to include dormer to the rear (Demolition of existing attached garage and single storey extension to the rear)
34 Victoria Avenue Grangetown Sunderland SR2 9PZ
Received 17 Feb 2026
Decided26/00385/FUL
The Installation of a Kitchen Extraction/Ventilation System.
3 And 3A Victoria Place Sunderland SR4 7EN
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00387/PAY
Proposed removal of public payphone.
Park View Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/00388/PAY
Proposed removal of public payphone.
Junction Of Gray Road/Toward Road Sunderland
Received 23 Jan 2026
Decided26/00389/FUL
Change of use of two-storey building from Retail (Use Class E) to mixed use (sui generis) to create retail and apart-hotel and changes to rear fenestration.
Canny Crafters Collective 30 Blandford Street Sunderland SR1 3JH
Received 18 Feb 2026
Current26/00390/FUL
Single storey extension to the western gable of the existing mosque, resulting in the infill of the rear yard at No.22 Western Hill and the partial infill of yards to the rear at No's 21 and 20 Western Hill. The proposed change of use of the ground floor of No.22 Western Hill from residential dwelling to a place of worship with first floor retained as a flat and associated internal reconfiguration and refurbishment works to existing mosque. (Additonal Information received 24.07.2026)
Sunderland Mosque Mosque Of Sunderland 73 - 75 Chester Road Sunderland SR2 7PN
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00391/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: 24/01562/FU4
Red Gables North Street East Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9QF
Received 18 Feb 2026
Decided26/00395/DIS
Discharge of condition 39 (Travel Plan) attached to 25/00234/VAR (Part 2 of 2).
Land North Of Burdon Lane Burdon Sunderland
Received 12 Feb 2026
Decided26/00396/LBC
Replacement of existing timber single glazed sash window with timber framed double glazes sash windows.
14 The Oaks Sunderland SR2 8EX
Received 19 Feb 2026
Decided25/02980/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (HMMP) attached to 25/00363/FU4.
Land At Mount Lane Springwell Gateshead
Received 23 Dec 2025
Decided26/00418/TPC
T1 and T2 Whitebeam - Fell To Ground Level and Eco Plug T3 Whitebeam - Crown lift 2.5m
Athelstan Rigg Sunderland SR2 0NT
Received 23 Feb 2026

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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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