23 - 24 Derwent Street Sunderland SR1 3NU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of upper floors to 7no. single occupancy student studios with rear first floor extension and external alterations to elevations. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 13 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026
Documents 34
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 17
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
Other documents 4
Site constraints 5
Checked on 2 November 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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SR1 3NU
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Deptford And Hendon
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 10 Jul 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 59 days from validation, 23 days faster than Sunderland's median of 82 for changes of use. Approved, as 75% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
10 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14574952
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14574952
- Neighbours
- 20 May 2026
- Consultation
- 20 May 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Jun 2026
- Site or press notice
- 20 May 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 10 Jul 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
25 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%).
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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