31 Cromwell Street Sunderland SR4 6EU Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use from dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) to HMO for up to and including 6no. persons (Use Class C4) (Retrospective) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Sunderland's recent changes of use.
Documents 6
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 4
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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £137,500 in July 2024. 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 April 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
- Full Application
- Postcode
- SR4 6EU
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Pallion And Ford
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 30 Oct 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Cummings Architects Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
Decision outlook
Day 84, past the statutory target. 64% of changes of use in Sunderland are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 16 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 4 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 4 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14778278
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14778278
- Neighbours
- 17 Jul 2026
- Consultation
- 17 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 11 Aug 2026
- Site or press notice
- 21 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 11 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
12 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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