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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722 approved · 89 refused · 21 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Current26/01857/FUL
Change of use from student accommodation to supported residential accommodation (Use Class C2) with no external alterations.(Retrospective)
15 Dundas Street Sunderland SR6 0AY
Received 26 Aug 2026
Current26/01859/DIS
Discharge of condition 3 (CEMP Biodiversity) attached to 25/02567/FUL (Part 1 of 3).
Northumbria Ambulance Service 29 - 32 Luxembourg Road Pallion West Industrial Estate Sunderland SR4 6SJ
Received 26 Aug 2026
Current26/01861/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 86 ( Biodiversity invasive non-native species) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the remaining demolition across Plots 2, 3 and 6 (Part 2 of 2)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Unknown26/01862/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 29 (Environmental Health Demolition Plan) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the demolition of the building 29 (Part 2 of 7)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Current26/01863/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 37 (Highways CTMP Demolition) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the demolition of the building 29 (Part 3 of 7)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Current26/01864/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 50 (Network Rail Construction Methodology) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the demolition of the building 29 (Part 4 of 7)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Current26/01865/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 51 (Network Rail Construction Work Assess) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the demolition of the building 29 (Part 5 of 7)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Current26/01866/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 52 (Network Rail Ground Investigation) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the demolition of the building 29 (Part 6 of 7)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Unknown26/01867/EDIS
Partial discharge of condition 56 (LLFA Drainage Strategy) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 in relation to the demolition of the building 29 (amended Surface Water Management Plan received 08.09.2026)
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 6 Aug 2026
Current26/01871/DIS
Discharge of condition 6 (pre-occupation; management plan) attached to 25/01943/FUL
Designer Childrenswear 4 Olive Street Sunderland SR1 3PE
Received 27 Aug 2026
Current26/01876/DIS
Discharge of condition 10 (pre-occupation: extraction system) attached to 23/02495/VA3
Vacant Property 275 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DZ
Received 28 Aug 2026
Current26/01877/FUL
Erection of single storey extension to existing care home.
Sycamore Lodge Nookside Sunderland SR4 8PQ
Received 28 Aug 2026
Current26/01879/FUL
Erection of front canopy and window alterations
The Smithy Rowan Avenue Harraton Washington NE38 9BP
Received 30 Aug 2026
Current26/01886/VAR
Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL to allow changes to approved plans.
The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB
Received 1 Sept 2026
Current26/01889/FUL
Conversion of dwelling house into 1no. bedroom self contained flat at ground floor and 2no bedroom flat to first floor
3 Sea View Ryhope Sunderland SR2 0PL
Received 1 Sept 2026
Current26/01894/EDIS
Discharge of condition 51 (Network Rail Construction Work Assess) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 - Part 2 of 3
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 24 Aug 2026
Current26/01895/EDIS
Discharge of condition 52 (Network Rail Ground Investigation) attached to planning application 25/01416/HY3 - Part 3 of 3
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Received 24 Aug 2026
Decided26/01896/DIS
Partial discharge of condition 36 (Verification) attached to planning application 23/02091/VAR Phase C only and verification of plots 216, 226, 227, 228, 257, 276, 277, 278, 279, 280, 281, 282, 293, 295, 360 and 361
Land South Of Ryhope Southern Radial Route Sunderland
Received 2 Sept 2026
Current26/01899/FUL
Change of use of dwelling (C3) to children's home (C2) for upto 3 children.
125 Sunderland Street Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8BG
Received 3 Sept 2026
Current26/01902/DIS
Discharge of condition 7 (pre occupation; lighting plan) attached to 26/00062/VAR (part 1 of 3).
Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland
Received 3 Sept 2026
Current26/01903/TPA
Sycamore Tree - remove limbs overhanging into neighbouring garden.
24 The Farthings Usworth Washington NE37 1PG
Received 3 Sept 2026
Current26/01904/DIS
Discharge of condition 12 (HMMP) attached to 25/01075/FUL (part 2 of 5)
Land West Of Tunstall Lodge Hotel Burdon Road Tunstall Sunderland
Received 21 Aug 2026
Decided26/01905/DIS
Discharge of condition 17 (SuDs and build program) attached to 25/01075/FUL.
Land West Of Tunstall Lodge Hotel Burdon Road Tunstall Sunderland
Received 21 Aug 2026
Decided26/01906/DIS
Discharge of condition 19 (archaeology program) attached to 25/01075/FUL.
Land West Of Tunstall Lodge Hotel Burdon Road Tunstall Sunderland
Received 21 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.

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