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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

Decided26/00577/OBL
Partial discharge of Schedule 3, 3.2 (Affordable Housing Delivery Strategy) of Section 106 Agreement referenced 20/02027/HE4 in relation to Phase 2 of the development.
Land South West Of Herrington Country Park Chester Road Penshaw Sunderland
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/00579/FUL
Replace original cladding with brick and installation of new doors and windows to create new classrooms.
Castle View Enterprise Academy Cartwright Road Sunderland SR5 3DX
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/00581/FUL
External alterations to the dwelling including the installation of bifold doors to the rear elevation, application of render and cladding to external walls, construction of a front balcony, formation of a new driveway, and installation of a new boundary wall and entrance gate. (amended plan received on 21.5.26 to add screen to balcony)
80 Park Lea Sunderland SR3 3SZ
Received 16 Mar 2026
Current26/00582/FUL
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO for up to and including 6no. persons (Use Class C4) (Retrospective)
31 Cromwell Street Sunderland SR4 6EU
Received 16 Mar 2026
Decided26/00584/FUL
Change of use of part of the ground floor retail unit to create 1 self contained residential apartment with external alterations to side and rear elevations.
Durham Bed Centre 21 - 22 Blandford Street Sunderland SR1 3JP
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00585/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Highways CEMP) attached to 22/02449/FUL
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00586/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Fronting noise barrier (damp proof lev)) attached to 22/02449/FUL.
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00587/DIS
Discharge of condition 8 (Side noise mitigation (damp proof level)) attached to 22/02449/FUL.
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00588/DIS
Discharge of condition 13 (Spec for bird/bat and hedgehog) attached to 22/02449/FUL
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00589/DIS
Discharge of condition 14 (Phase 2) attached to 22/02449/FUL
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00590/DIS
Discharge of condition 15 (Remediation) attached to 22/02449/FUL
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00591/DIS
Discharge of condition 16 (Verification) attached to 22/02449/FUL
Nine Wells Gardens Newcastle Road Sunderland SR5 1RR
Received 10 Mar 2026
Decided26/00592/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (bat and bird boxes) attached to 25/02582/FUL. (Part 1 of 2).
Chilton Meadows Day Nursery Chilton Moor Houghton-le-Spring DH4 6LX
Received 17 Mar 2026
Unknown26/00599/PRI
Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Extends 5m from the original dwelling, 2.40m in height and 2.40m to the eaves).
Hill View Success Road Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4TJ
Received 17 Mar 2026
Decided26/00603/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension with flat roof
27 Kentmere Avenue Sunderland SR6 8PE
Received 18 Mar 2026
Unknown26/00605/PCZ
Installation of Solar PV panels to roof.
Buzz Bingo Pallion New Road Sunderland SR4 6QE
Received 18 Mar 2026
Unknown26/00607/DIS
Partial discharge of condition 4 (Odour) attached to 22/00531/FUL.
Pennywell Industrial Estate Sunderland
Received 18 Mar 2026
Decided26/00608/FUL
Change of use from Education (Use class F1) learning and non-residential institution to a Sui-Generis mixed-use facility to include Office (Use Class E)
The Place Athenaeum Street Sunderland
Received 18 Mar 2026
Decided26/00611/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (Pre commencement CEMP) attached to 25/01943/FUL. Part 1 of 3.
Designer Childrenswear 4 Olive Street Sunderland SR1 3PE
Received 18 Mar 2026
Decided26/00612/TPC
T1 Goat Willow - Pollard to 50% of the current height.
8 Thornhill Gardens Sunderland SR2 7LD
Received 19 Mar 2026
Decided26/00614/FHH
Erection of first floor extension above existing garage (Fast Track)
Elmwood Warden Law Lane Sunderland SR3 2PA
Received 19 Mar 2026
Decided26/00618/VAR
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission ref. 21/02938/FD4 (varied under app. ref. 23/02937/VAR) (Demolition of Civic Centre and redevelopment with up to 265 residential dwellings/apartments etc.) to accommodate 18 no. additional parking spaces and the relocation of 2 no. lighting columns to Blossom Walk
Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN
Received 20 Mar 2026
Decided26/00619/AM1
Non-material amendment to previously approved application 24/00285/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 and 14 of planning permission ref. 21/02938/FD4, to allow for replacement of approved apartment blocks B and C with 12 no. dwellings and associated alterations to layout, parking, landscaping and boundary treatments) to relocate some items of play equipment to the northern part of the site.
Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN
Received 20 Mar 2026
Decided26/00626/FUL
Demolition of existing garages and erection of new single storey side extension to provide annex.
The Granary Stoneygate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4NL
Received 20 Mar 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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