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Proposal
Hybrid planning application consisting of full planning permission for the demolition of 38 No. industrial units (part retrospective) and for enabling works to facilitate the development of Plots 4 and 5; and outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for access) for the proposed phased development of up to 456 homes for residential accommodation, aparthotel (Use Class C1), mobility hub (Sui Generis), up to a maximum of 6560 sqm of Use Class E(g)(i) offices, and up to maximum of 883 sqm of one or more of the following: financial/professional/commercial services (Use Class E(c)), medical / health services (Use Class E(e)), and nursery/creche/day centre (Use Class E(f)) with the phased delivery of retail use Class E(a) and restaurant/café (Use Class E(b)) distributed across the site as follows: Phase 1a and 1b (mobility hub) up to a maximum of 100 sqm; Phase 2 up to a maximum of 116 sqm; Phase 3 up to a maximum of 116 sqm; Phase 4 up to a maximum of 1536 sqm (between 4 and 12 No. units) and Phase 5 up to a maximum of 511 sqm, associated infrastructure and mitigation. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 3 Jul 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 15 Oct 2026
Documents 503
Decision & officer reports 6
Statements & assessments 125
Plans & drawings 60
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 226
Other documents 84
Associated applications 12
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- HYB Regulation (3)
- Postcode
- SR5 1BG
- Received
- 27 Jun 2025
- Validated
- 15 Jul 2025
- Ward
- Southwick
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 3 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Fairhurst
How this decision compares
Decided in 353 days from validation, 297 days slower than Sunderland's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 92% of full applications here are.
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Public comments
99% object · above the UK average of 74%
747 neighbours consulted · Last counted 15 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14026136
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14026136
- Neighbours
- 16 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Apr 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 18 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 23 Apr 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 4 Nov 2025
- Env. assessment
- Yes
Historical activity at this location
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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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