Saint Marys Church Church Street South Hylton Sunderland SR4 0QD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01711/LBC - Listed Building Consent Approved

Proposal

Removal of the full chime of 8 church bells from the tower of St Mary's Church (additional information received 09/09/2026) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Consultation
9 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Church of St Mary
List entry 1390829 · 1 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 308 m away: South Hylton Pasture SSSI; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sunderland built-up area; Green belt 84 m away: Tyne and Wear.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument 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
Listed Building Consent
Postcode
SR4 0QD
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Pennywell And South Hylton
Case officer
Show
Target decision
16 Oct 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
15 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 70 days from validation, 14 days slower than Sunderland's median of 56 for listed building consent. Approved, as 95% of listed building consent here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
9%go to committee

Plota live figures for listed building consent decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15118036
Planning Portal ref
PP-15118036
Neighbours
14 Aug 2026
Consultation
9 Sept 2026
Comments by
30 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
1 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sunderland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#94 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

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

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