183 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7JA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use to 5no. bed HMO on ground and first floor and self-contained flat on second floor. (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 14 Jul 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
Other documents 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 3 November 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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £110,000 in March 2010. Terraced 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 October 2022, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SR4 7JA
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 25 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Barnes And Thornhill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 20 May 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 110 days from validation, 28 days slower than Sunderland's median of 82 for changes of use. Refused, as 25% 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14571279
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14571279
- Neighbours
- 25 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 25 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 1 May 2026
- Site or press notice
- 10 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 20 May 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
14 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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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