Basement Flat And Ground Floor Flat 2-6 Mowbray House Tunstall Road Sunderland SR2 7RT Data via plota.co.uk

26/01825/HMOA - HMO Planning Applications Current
Change of use

Proposal

Change of use of basement flat to 4no. bed HMO Use Class C4 (Retrospective), and change of use of ground floor flat to 4no. bed HMO (non-retrospective) Use Class C4 Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Aug 2026
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Consultation
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 6 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision by 18 Nov 2026, from Sunderland's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 6 Oct 2026.

Documents 6

Plans & drawings 5

PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 22 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF BASEMENT FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 22 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF GROUND FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 22 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING FIRST FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 22 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING SECOND FLOOR PLAN Plan/Drawing · 22 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form Redacted · 22 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Ashbrooke, Sunderland conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
In flood zones plus climate change
Inside the extent flood zones 2 and 3 could reach with climate change: the Central allowance for the 2080s on rivers, the Upper End allowance for sea level rise to 2125. From rivers. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Councils use it to decide when a flood risk assessment and the sequential test are needed. It is indicative and does not show whether a particular property will flood.
Flood map ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sunderland built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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.

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Important details

Council
Sunderland
Application type
HMO Planning Applications
Postcode
SR2 7RT
Received
22 Aug 2026
Validated
22 Aug 2026
Ward
Tunstall And Humbledon
Case officer
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Target decision
6 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 70 of the 56-day target. Sunderland usually decides changes of use by day 72.

Day 702 days to the predicted decision (day 72)
36%decided within 8 weeks
72%approved
7%go to committee

Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →

Public comments

2comments received
2 objecting

16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 29 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15177699
Planning Portal ref
PP-15177699
Neighbours
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Consultation
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Comments by
6 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
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Statutory expiry
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Env. assessment
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Sunderland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#94 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Change of use

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%).

These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Sunderland decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #101 of 296
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #119 of 296
73%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #99 of 296
37%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #123 of 296
85%
Minor dwellings approved
34 decided (1-9 homes)
84%
Major dwellings approved
19 decided (10+ homes)
66%
Change of use approved
58 decided
581
Total decisions
54 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings