Former Changing Facilities Leechmere Road Grangetown Sunderland SR2 9JF Data via plota.co.uk

26/01256/DEM - Notice of Demolition Approved

Proposal

Proposed Demolition of the former Tunstall Hills Changing Rooms Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jun 2026
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Validated
19 Jun 2026
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Consultation
30 Jun 2026
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Approved
15 Jul 2026

Approved on 15 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Jul 2026

Associated applications 3

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Tunstall Hope Lodge
List entry 1207144 · 21 m away
Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Local nature reserve 245 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.
SSSI 139 m away: Tunstall Hills and Ryhope Cutting SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Priority habitat 32 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, 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
Notice of Demolition
Postcode
SR2 9JF
Received
9 Jun 2026
Validated
19 Jun 2026
Ward
Tunstall And Humbledon
Case officer
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Target decision
17 Jul 2026
Decision
Prior Approval Required and Approved DEM
Decision date
15 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, 24 days faster than Sunderland's median of 50 for demolitions. Approved, as 100% of demolitions here are.

89%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
31decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-14997218
Planning Portal ref
PP-14997218
Consultation
30 Jun 2026
Comments by
21 Jul 2026
Statutory expiry
17 Jul 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