99 Hewitt Avenue Sunderland SR2 0DS Data via plota.co.uk

26/00021/FUL - Full Application Approved

Proposal

New driveway to include semi-permeable blocked paving, brick pier to either side of new erected gates, creation of new footpath crossing with dropped kerb. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
5 Jan 2026
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Validated
13 Jul 2026
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Consultation
13 Jul 2026
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Approved
7 Sept 2026

Approved on 7 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve 165 m away: Tunstall Hills
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 280 m away: Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting SSSI; Inside the Sunderland built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Sunderland
Application type
Full Application
Postcode
SR2 0DS
Received
5 Jan 2026
Validated
13 Jul 2026
Ward
Ryhope
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Sept 2026
Decision
Approved
Decision date
7 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Robinson Brown Design

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, 5 days slower than Sunderland's median of 51 for extensions. Approved, as 94% of extensions here are.

79%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
231decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

7 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14600690
Neighbours
13 Jul 2026
Consultation
13 Jul 2026
Comments by
3 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
7 Sept 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