Grass Verge Burdon Road Sunderland SR3 2ZD Data via plota.co.uk

26/01747/TEX - Telecommunication Applications Approved

Proposal

Installation of a 20m street furniture mast, 6No. antennas, 2no. 300mm transmission dishes, 3no. equipment cabinets and all ancillary development thereto. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Aug 2026
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Consultation
25 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; National infrastructure project 1341 m away: Morven Hawthorn Pit Grid Connection Project, at pre-application.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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.

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Important details

Council
Sunderland
Application type
Telecommunication Applications
Postcode
SR3 2ZD
Received
11 Aug 2026
Validated
11 Aug 2026
Ward
Doxford Park
Case officer
Show
Target decision
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
Show
Agent
LIPS Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 38 days from validation, 15 days faster than Sunderland's median of 53 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
92%approved
281decided in the last year

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

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15149089
Planning Portal ref
PP-15149089
Consultation
25 Aug 2026
Comments by
16 Sept 2026
Site or press notice
26 Aug 2026
Statutory expiry
1 Oct 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