17 Sandwell Drive Houghton-le-Spring DH4 7QE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of a single storey side extension with pitched roof (Fast Track) (amended plans received on 6th March 2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 5 Jul 2026
Documents 15
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 10
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
Site constraints 5
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £250,000 in June 2005. 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
- FASTRACK Householder
- Postcode
- DH4 7QE
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Washington East
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 21 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- ROK Architecture
How this decision compares
Decided in 35 days from validation, 16 days faster than Sunderland's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.
Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14730810
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14730810
- Neighbours
- 6 Mar 2026
- Consultation
- 6 Mar 2026
- Comments by
- 27 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 21 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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