Eye Infirmary Queen Alexandra Road Sunderland SR2 9HP Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed Demolition of the former hospital and ancillary infrastructure Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 16 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 17 Oct 2026
Documents 17
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 2
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Notice of Demolition
- Postcode
- SR2 9HP
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 20 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Grangetown
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Prior Approval Required and Approved DEM
- Decision date
- 16 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Lambert Smith Hampton
How this decision compares
Decided in 57 days from validation, 7 days slower than Sunderland's median of 50 for demolitions. Approved, as 100% of demolitions here are.
Plota live figures for demolitions decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
Last counted 17 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15149809
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15149809
- Consultation
- 2 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 23 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 18 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
7 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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