5 Saint Bedes Park Sunderland SR2 7DZ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Variation of condition 6 (Detailed Management Plan) attached to (Change of use of property at 5 Saint Bedes Park from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's home (Use Class C2), and associated shared use of residential garden) to amend the wording of condition 6 so as to change the timing trigger for submission from 3 months to prior to occupation of the development. (Amended proposed management plan received 16.02.2026, and amended covering letter received 20.02.2026). Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 1 Aug 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 30 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the change only alters when the management plan must be approved and does not change the development.
- Objectors raised concerns about amenity, safety, the management plan, vulnerable occupants, local services and safeguarding.
- The committee approved the application subject to the report’s conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes of 30 Mar 2026.
Documents 18
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 9
Associated applications 3
Part of
Conditions 6 varied
- VariationVariation of condition 6 (Detailed Management Plan)This application26/00131/VAR
Conditions 6 discharged
Site constraints 6
Show all 9 with distances
- 38 mPark Road Methodist Church With School, Walls and Gates AttachedGrade II
- 45 mBede TowerGrade II
- 63 mNumbers 1-16 With Attached HandrailsGrade II
- 66 mDouro Terrace Including Douro House (No. 7) With Steps and RailingsGrade II
- 86 mWearside Masonic Temple With Attached Walls and GatesGrade II
- 102 m1-9 the Esplanade (Terrace) With Steps and HandrailsGrade II
- 118 m1-24, Park Place WestGrade II
- 122 m17-23, Saint Bede's TerraceGrade II
- 144 mSt George's House With Attached Steps, Railings and Yard WallsGrade II
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.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £171,000 in November 2021. Terraced house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2022, 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
- Variation of Condition
- Postcode
- SR2 7DZ
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Hendon
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hedley Planning Services
- Freehold owner
- Show
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
18 neighbours consulted · Last counted 1 Aug 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14630094
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14630094
- Neighbours
- 23 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 24 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 25 Feb 2026
- Committee
- 30 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Mar 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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5 Saint Bedes Park Sunderland SR2 7DZ
Change of use of property at 5 Saint Bedes Park from a dwelling (Use Class C3) to a children's home (Use Class C2), and associated shared use of residential garden.
- Received
- 29 Nov 2023
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2024
- Outcome
- Approved