56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP Data via plota.co.uk

25/01696/LOU - LAP Outline application (Reg 3) Approved

Proposal

Outline planning application for a mixed-used development which could include retail, food and drink, commercial, offices, residential uses and serviced apartments (Use Classes C1, C3, E and sui generis), demolition of the existing buildings (full or partial), demolition of the pedestrian bridge over St Mary's Boulevard, with associated infrastructure and landscaping works (all matters reserved except access) (response to Environment Agency comments received 18/11/25, updated drainage strategy received 24/11/25) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

28 Jul 2025

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Validated

6 Aug 2025

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Consultation

17 Mar 2026

✓

Approved

2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 30 Mar 2026.

Approved

As officers recommended.

Officers considered the application acceptable and recommended permission subject to conditions and a legal agreement.
Members discussed design quality, heritage, the M&S frontage, street names, the clock and possible business displacement.
The committee resolved to grant permission if the legal agreement was completed, otherwise refusing permission for missing mitigation obligations.

Read how the committee decided The proposed development, officers’ recommendation, committee discussion, legal agreement and decision.

Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes of 30 Mar 2026.

Documents 233

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF DECISION NOTICE Decision Notice · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF SUPPLEMENTARY REPORT Committee Report · 2 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF COMMITTEE REPORT IN AGENDA PACK Committee Report · 27 Mar 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 142

Plans & drawings 33

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM REDACTED Application Form Redacted · 6 Aug 2025 View ↗

Consultation & comments 45

Site constraints 5

Also on the record

Radon affected area, class 2; Conservation area 59 m away: Bishopwearmouth; Coalfield, development low risk area; 2 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Sunderland built-up area.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 1 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

Floor area1,186 m² (12,766 sq ft)

Energy ratingB (asset rating 29)

UseRestaurants and Cafes/Drinking Establishments/Takeaways

HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2024, 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: LAP Outline application (Reg 3)
Postcode: SR1 3BY
Received: 28 Jul 2025
Validated: 6 Aug 2025
Ward: Deptford And Hendon
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 2 Oct 2026
Decision: Approved
Decision date: 2 Oct 2026
Decision level: Committee Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lichfields

How this decision compares

Decided in 422 days from validation, 349 days slower than Sunderland's median of 73 for outline applications. Approved, as 60% of outline applications here are.

This one422d

Council73d

UK73d

39%decided within 8 weeks

60%approved

13%go to committee

Plota live figures for outline applications decided across the UK in the last twelve months, from validation; too few recent outline applications in Sunderland to go on. Sunderland decision record →

Public comments

18comments received

18 neutral

257 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-14041718
Planning Portal ref: PP-14041718
Neighbours: 22 Oct 2025
Consultation: 17 Mar 2026
Comments by: 3 Nov 2026
Site or press notice: 27 Oct 2025
Committee: 30 Mar 2026
Statutory expiry: 26 Nov 2025
Env. assessment: Yes

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Sunderland

Planning Authority Score

6.2/10

Average

#94 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Major dwellings

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

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.

56-90 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DP Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Planning committee

Documents 233

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 142

Plans & drawings 33

Application forms 1

Consultation & comments 45

Other documents 9

Site constraints 5

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