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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

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More application records

Decided26/00675/ADV
Erection of a 7.6m totem sign
Starbucks Pennywell Industrial Estate Sunderland
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00677/ADV
Erection of 1no. signage board, 1no. Totem Sign and 1no. Infotainment screen
Public Car Park Open West Wear Street Sunderland
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00680/FUL
Erection of first floor side extension over existing garage.
88 Okehampton Drive Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4YB
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00681/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 3 (proposed cladding and colour finish) attached to 25/02731/FU4 (Change of use of vacant building to mixed use comprising of retail units, meeting space with ancillary facilities and offices. External alterations to include new fire escape staircase to West elevation, alterations to balcony, PV panels to roof and plant to ground floor.) to allow for revised drawings to cover revised PV and extract locations, and external stair details to be submitted at a later date.
High Street Tyres 177 High Street West Sunderland SR1 1UF
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00682/CLE
Lawful development certificate for existing use as HMO
33 Westbury Street Sunderland SR4 6EF
Received 26 Mar 2026
Decided26/00694/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension to form wet room.
53 Oldfield Close Sunderland SR5 2BF
Received 27 Mar 2026
Decided26/00696/DIS
Discharge of Condition 11 (LLFA) attached to planning approval 24/02557/FUL (Part 2 of 4)
Land At Tunstall Farm Sunderland SR2 0BE
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decided26/00697/DIS
Discharge of Condition 26 (CEMP: Biodiversity) attached to planning approval 24/02557/FUL (Part 3 of 4)
Land At Tunstall Farm Sunderland SR2 0BE
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decided26/00698/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: 24/02557/FUL (Part 4 of 4)
Land At Tunstall Farm Sunderland SR2 0BE
Received 24 Mar 2026
Decided26/00700/VAR
Variation of condition 5 (Opening hours) attached to 17/01112/SUB (Part change of use of ground floor from public house (A4) to hot food take away (A5), including a single storey extension to the rear, extraction flue and associated elevational alterations (Resubmission) to alter the current opening hours.
Charleton's Chippy 14 Hendon Road Sunderland SR1 2JD
Received 28 Mar 2026
Decided26/00702/FUL
Installation of an ATM (Retrospective)
Best 1 News Food & Wine 26 - 27 Front Street Concord Washington NE37 2BA
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00703/ADV
Retrospective application for the installation of 1 illuminated fascia sign
Best 1 News Food & Wine 26 - 27 Front Street Concord Washington NE37 2BA
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00706/TPA
T1 Sycamore - Remove 2 limbsT2 Cherry tree - Crown reduce by 30%
The Olde Barn Vigo Lane Washington NE38 9AA
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00708/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Management plan) attached to 25/00913/LP3 (Part 1 of 3).
The White House Hylton Bridge Farm Follingsby Lane Washington NE36 0BB
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00711/FUL
Erection of first floor extension above existing garage
22 Baulkham Hills Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7RY
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00712/TPC
Works to tree(s) - T1 (weeping willow) - Pollard by 3m to previous points
2 Acer Court Sunderland SR2 7EJ
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00713/TPC
Works to trees - T1 (Norway Maple) - Prune to clear lines by 2m, T2 (Norway Maple) - Prune to clear lines and streetlight by 2m, T3 (Whitebeam) - Prune to clear lines by 2m, T4 (sycamore) - Prune to clear lines by 2m, T5 (Whitebeam) - Prune to clear lines by 2m, T6 (Whitebeam) - Prune to clear lines by 1m, T7 (Viburnum) - Reduce height by 3m and prune to clear lines by 2m
Land At Willow Green Sunderland
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00714/FUL
Proposed replacement of decayed dormer window to rear elevation
14 Park Place East Sunderland
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00715/LBC
Proposed replacement of decayed dormer window to rear elevation
14 Park Place East Sunderland
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00716/FUL
Erection of single storey side extension.
28 Sea View Gardens Sunderland SR6 9PN
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00717/CLE
Lawful development certificate for existing use of first floor as residential property.
The Dwelling House East Cross Street Sunderland SR1 1XB
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00718/FUL
Existing shed/outbuilding to be demolished. Erection of single storey adjoining outbuilding with associated decking and landscaping.
Summerhill House Durham Road East Rainton Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9QT
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00721/ADV
Erection non illuminated fascia signs and vinyl graphics
Unit 15E Riverside Road Sunderland SR5 3JG
Received 31 Mar 2026
Decided26/00727/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension and new dormers to side elevation, and hip to gable enlargement
1 Merryfield Gardens Sunderland SR6 9LA
Received 1 Apr 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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