Highgate Cottage Dunelm Sunderland SR2 7QS Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of the existing dwelling house (Use Class C3) to a residential care home (Use Class C2) providing a permanent residential home for a maximum of two children aged 5-17 years with autism and associated additional needs (additional information received 21/09/26). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 14 Oct 2026 and 6 Nov 2026, from Sunderland's recent changes of use.
Documents 9
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Site constraints 4
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.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 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
- SR2 7QS
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Barnes And Thornhill
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Goldline Architectural Limited
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 60 of the 56-day target. Sunderland usually decides changes of use by day 72.
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.
9 neighbours consulted · Last counted 7 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15147995
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15147995
- Neighbours
- 22 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 22 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 1 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 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%).
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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