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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 dates1,147Searchable 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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 2026We haven’t verified direct planning guidance links for this authority yet. Use its official website in Council sources.
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
- Current26/01652/FUL
Change of use from office and construction two storey extension to provide student accommodation and unit at ground floor (Use Class E); including provision of new doors and windows to existing building
60 - 66 John Street Sunderland SR1 1QQ
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Current26/01653/ADV
1no. freestanding digital 48 sheet advertising board.
Roundabout At Junction Of Newcastle Road And Shields Road Sunderland Fulwell
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Current26/01654/ADV
1 no freestanding digital 48 sheet advertising board.
Roundabout At Saint Benedicts Way Sunderland
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01655/FUL
Internal alterations to provide 3no. additional individual bedrooms for student accommodation, bringing the total number of rooms (including self-contained units) to 46.
Botanical View Court Flats 1 To 44 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1AH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01656/LBC
Internal alterations to provide 3no. additional individual bedrooms.
Botanical View Court Flats 1 To 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1AH
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01658/FUL
Proposed garage conversion to provide habitable rooms with internal and external alterations.
11 Carnoustie Usworth Washington NE37 1ND
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01659/FUL
Extension to existing pitched roof.
118 Durham Road Sunderland SR3 4AJ
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01667/TPC
T2 (Walnut) - reduce in all sides by 2m and balance crown. Sever ivy at base
110 Queen Alexandra Road Sunderland
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Current26/01668/FUL
Retrospective application for the erection of new boundary fence
2 Tilbury Close Houghton-le-Spring DH4 4XD
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01669/TPA
T1 (Conifer) - remove T2 (Cherry) - remove T3 (Sycamore) - prune back secondary limbs on large limb closest to the house taken it back to suitable growth points to clear property
7 Stedham Close Washington NE37 3LS
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01672/ETRW
Emergency Tree Works
29 Thornhill Terrace Sunderland SR2 7JL
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01673/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Remediation) attached to 25/02065/FUL (Allowed on Appeal (6003444) part 2 of 5
Allotments To Rear Of 34-43 Derwent Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01674/DIS
Discharge of condition 5 (Verification report) attached to 25/02065/FUL (Allowed on Appeal (6003444) part 3 of 5
Allotments To Rear Of 34-43 Derwent Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01675/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (Contamination) attached to 25/02065/FUL (Allowed on Appeal (6003444) part 4 of 5
Allotemtns Adjacent 40 Derwent Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Decided26/01676/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (Boreholes) attached to 25/02065/FUL (Allowed on Appeal (6003444) part 5 of 5
Allotemtns Adjacent 40 Derwent Street Easington Lane Houghton-le-Spring
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Current26/01677/VAR
Variation of condition 1 (number of residents) attached to planning appeal APP/J4525/W/18/3194526 (Change of use from dwelling house (C3) to residential institution (C2)) to increase number of residents from two to three.
42 Chatsworth Street Sunderland SR4 7TR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Current26/01679/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: 25/02295/LP3 (part 1 of 2).
Land South Of Cygnet Way Rainton Bridge South Houghton-le-Spring
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01683/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to rear/side of existing dwelling
8 Cairnside South Sunderland SR3 3LS
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01684/DIS
Discharge of condition 4 (Phase 2 report) attached to planning application 25/02698/PS4 (Part 1 of 4)
Land North Of Stockton Road Ryhope Sunderland
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Current26/01685/FUL
Installation of kitchen hood and external extract ductwork (Retrospective) (Description amended 14.08.2026)
Best Western The Roker Hotel 9 - 13 Roker Terrace Sunderland SR6 9ND
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Current26/01686/FUL
Proposed front porch.
26 Hebden Court Washington NE38 8FQ
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Current26/01687/MAW
The extraction of sand and limestone from Eppleton Quarry up until 2048 (a time extension of 8 years) and the importation of 5.6 million tonnes of material over a 21-year period to infill the resulting void and to restore the quarry. Restoration as extension to Hetton Lyons Country Park.At Eppleton Quarry, Downs Pit Lane, Hetton le Hole
Eppleton Quarry Downs Pit Lane/Lindsay Street Hetton-le-Hole Houghton-le-Spring DH5 9NH
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Decided26/01688/FUL
Rear elevation single storey extension.
18 Dilston Close Oxclose Washington NE38 0HD
Received 4 Aug 2026 - Current26/01691/HY4
Hybrid Application comprising 442 dwellings (C3 use) including details of the means of access served from the A1290, earthworks, landscaping, public open space and drainage attenuation (full application), and construction of employment floorspace (Use Class (B8) with ancillary (E(g)(i)) office associated servicing and infrastructure, including sub-station, car parking, service yards and circulation space, drainage attenuation, earthworks and landscaping (outline application all matters reserved).
Land To The North Of A1290 Washington.
Received 4 Aug 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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