12 Godfrey Road Sunderland SR4 9PU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Conversion from 8no. bedroom care facility into an 11no. bedroom HMO, including associated external changes. Erection of new bin and bike stores. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 22 Jun 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 10 Jun 2026.
Refused unanimously
Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.
- Officers advised approval because the proposal was acceptable for amenity, appearance and highways, subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
- Residents and a ward councillor raised concerns about parking, noise, waste, antisocial behaviour and the suitability of an HMO in the area.
- The committee unanimously rejected the application, giving greater weight to parking, intensification, noise, footfall and vehicle movements.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes of 10 Jun 2026.
Documents 57
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 5
Plans & drawings 14
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 29
Other documents 6
Site constraints 1
Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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 £168,000 in December 2025. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SR4 9PU
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Grindon And Thorney Close
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 1 May 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 22 Jun 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Goldline Architectural Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 108 days from validation, 36 days slower than Sunderland's median of 72 for changes of use. Refused, as 28% 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-14760046
- Neighbours
- 11 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 8 May 2026
- Comments by
- 1 Apr 2026
- Site or press notice
- 13 Mar 2026
- Committee
- 10 Jun 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application 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 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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