England · Local authority

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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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

We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.

Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.

Conservation areas14 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection

Interactive planning map loads with JavaScript. Dataset sources are linked below.

Download Article 4 coverage for all authorities (CSV)

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

Decided26/00782/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Visibility splay plan) attached to 25/00913/LP3 (Part 2 of 3).
The White House Hylton Bridge Farm Follingsby Lane Washington NE36 0BB
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00783/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Cycle storage and disabled parking bay) attached to 25/00913/LP3 (Part 3 of 3).
The White House Hylton Bridge Farm Follingsby Lane Washington NE36 0BB
Received 30 Mar 2026
Decided26/00789/SCR
Request for Screening Opinion under Part 2 of The Town and Country Planning (Environmental Impact Assessment) Regulations 2017 in relation to a proposed residential development of approximately 257 dwellings.
Land At Murton Lane Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 10 Apr 2026
Current26/00790/FUL
Erection of a first-floor extension to the existing single storey building and creation of a new car parking area to the west of Well Bank Road (transport statement received 08/09/26).
Donwell House Donwell Village Centre Washington NE37 1EE
Received 10 Apr 2026
Current26/00795/FUL
Change of use of land to a self-storage facility comprising of siting of shipping containers and associated works. (Retrospective)
Land To The South Of Sunderland Highway Washington Town Centre Washington
Received 10 Apr 2026
Decided26/00799/FUL
Erection of single storey extensions to rear.
1 Lidcombe Close Sunderland SR3 2AB
Received 13 Apr 2026
Decided26/00803/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Management Plan) attached to 26/00131/VAR.
5 Saint Bedes Park Sunderland SR2 7DZ
Received 13 Apr 2026
Decided26/00807/CLP
Use of a Dwellinghouse (C3a) as a Care Home for a Maximum of One Child, with Two Carers, Working on a Rota Basis (C2)
14 Hemsby Close Sunderland SR4 8DN
Received 13 Apr 2026
Decided26/00808/TPC
T1 (Sycamore) - Remove
20 Humbledon View Sunderland SR2 7RX
Received 13 Apr 2026
Decided26/00809/ETRW
Emergency Tree Works, fallen cherry tree, TPO 58.
56 Heathfield Sunderland SR2 9EW
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided26/00812/FUL
Proposed 6no. antennas to be removed and replaced with 9no. antennas, 12no. RRU's to be removed and replaced with 15no. RRU's, cabinets to be refreshed for upgrade, fibre cables to be removed and replaced, and ancillary upgrades thereto to the existing equipment atop the Sunderland Telephone Exchange.
British Telecom Saint Thomas Street Sunderland SR1 1BW
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided26/00813/FUL
Erection of security fence with associated vegetation clearance and landscaping reinstatement works
BAE Systems Radial Park Road Washington NE37 1PA
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided26/00814/TPC
T1, (Cherry) - remove lowest elongated branch - T2, (Whitebeam) remove, - T3, (Whitebeam) remove, - T4, (Laburnum) remove
1 White Ladies Close Washington Village Washington NE38 7NA
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided26/00816/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (REPLACEMENT) attached to 25/02769/TPA
1 Morningside Washington NE38 9JH
Received 14 Apr 2026
Decided26/00819/FUL
Erection of new 2 storey side extension with steps to the rear (Demolition of existing single storey outbuilding)
47 Tadcaster Road Sunderland SR3 4NU
Received 15 Apr 2026
Decided26/00820/CLE
Certificate of Lawful existing use for property used as a house of multiple occupation (planning class C4) since 2010.
15 Leamington Street Sunderland SR4 7HD
Received 15 Apr 2026
Decided26/00824/DIS
Discharge of condition 11 (Archaeological recording) attached to 25/00819/FUL (part 1 of 3).
Philadelphia Miners Welfare Institute Herrington Burn Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4JW
Received 15 Apr 2026
Decided26/00827/FUL
Erection of single storey rear extension.
75 John F Kennedy Estate Washington Village Washington NE38 7AL
Received 15 Apr 2026
Decided26/00828/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to rear and first floor extension to side.
10 Ovingham Close Washington NE38 8NP
Received 15 Apr 2026
Decided26/00835/FUL
Erection of first floor extension atop existing flat roof. Erection of cladding, installation of new and replacement openings, and installation of solar PV array to roof. (Amended description agreed 14.07.2026. Amended plans received 15.07.2026, 16.07.2026, and 17.07.2026. Amended application form received 16.07.2026).
Tile It All Roker Avenue Sunderland SR6 0BX
Received 15 Apr 2026
Decided26/00839/FUL
Change of use of open space to private garden including the erection of boundary fencing and stopping up of highway.
Land To Side Of 2 Hawthorn Avenue Sunderland SR3 1DU
Received 16 Apr 2026
Unknown26/00840/PCZ
The installation of 764No. roof mounted solar PV panels, removing part of the existing solar PV system (100kWp) it will result in total installed capacity of 604.44kWp
The Galleries Washington Town Centre Washington
Received 16 Apr 2026
Decided26/00841/FUL
Rear first floor external timber deck terrace area to be increased
112 Durham Road Sunderland SR3 4AJ
Received 16 Apr 2026
Decided26/00842/AM1
Non material amendment to previously approved application 23/01209/REM (Reserved matter application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 35 residential units (as amended)) To allow hedgehog highway points added to plot boundaries, garden gate added to plot 20, rear garden and boundary treatment to plot 15 extended
Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 16 Apr 2026

Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.

View all applications

Researching a proposal in Sunderland City Council

Start with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.

How to search planning applications

Guides to planning records

All planning guides

Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
UK research
Published 16 Jul 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Understanding planning · 13 min read
Planning permission drawings: how to read plans
Read planning drawings, floor plans, elevations and sections. Use labelled diagrams, a drawing comparison table and revision checks to understand a proposal.
UK research
Published 6 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026
Property research · 13 min read
Planning approval rates: how to read council statistics
Understand planning approval rates with an interactive calculator, worked examples and comparison table. Check sample sizes, outcomes and coverage before comparing.
UK research
Published 13 Aug 2026Updated 13 Sept 2026

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.

Check collection coverage