1 Rothbury Sunderland SR2 0BE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from Dwelling house (C3) to children's home (C2). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 21 Sept 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 30 Mar 2026.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because activity, noise, disturbance and insufficient safe parking would harm amenity and highway safety.
- Residents objected to the residential setting, noise, privacy, parking, infrastructure, operation and possible antisocial behaviour.
- Members refused permission for the stated reasons after the officer recommendation was put to the Committee.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes, Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee minutes, 30 March 2026 .
Documents 34
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 15
Other documents 4
Site constraints 4
Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £119,000 in October 2004. Semi-detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SR2 0BE
- Received
- 11 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Ryhope
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 14 Sept 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6011401 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 68 days from validation, 4 days faster than Sunderland's median of 72 for changes of use. Refused, as 28% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
11 neighbours consulted · Last counted 21 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14229162
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14229162
- Neighbours
- 27 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 11 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 28 Jan 2026
- Committee
- 30 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 19 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
10 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
Sunderland ranks #99 out of 296 councils for householder decision speed. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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