B&M Toll Bar Road Sunderland SR2 9AE Data via plota.co.uk

26/02116/CLE - Certificate of existing Use Current

Proposal

Certificate of lawfulness for existing use for the display or retail sale of goods within Class E(a) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 20 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 20 Nov 2026.

Documents 24

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Site constraints 6

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Special protection area 447 m away: Northumbria Coast; Coalfield, development low risk area; SSSI 447 m away: Durham Coast SSSI; Inside the Sunderland built-up area; National infrastructure project 1581 m away: Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 7 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.

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Important details

Council
Sunderland
Application type
Certificate of existing Use
Postcode
SR2 9AE
Received
25 Sept 2026
Validated
25 Sept 2026
Ward
Grangetown
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
Adderstone Mangement Limited

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15126622
Planning Portal ref
PP-15126622
Statutory expiry
20 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
Sunderland
Planning Authority Score
6.2/10
Average
#94 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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