Rainton Services Mercantile Road Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signage relating to the service station, and on-site businesses, including fascia signage, vinyl signs, tombstone signage, monolith signage, mid totem signage, directional signposts, banner frames and canopy signs (34 in total) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 27 Apr 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 38
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 32
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 3
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority 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
- Advert Application
- Postcode
- DH4 5PP
- Received
- 2 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hetton
- Parish
- Hetton Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- De Pol Associates
How this decision compares
Decided in 56 days from validation, 4 days slower than Sunderland's median of 52 for signs and adverts. Approved, as 98% of signs and adverts here are.
Plota live figures for signs and adverts decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14606515
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14606515
- Consultation
- 5 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 27 Apr 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
6 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%).
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