Land East And West Of The Southern Side Of The Northern Spire Bridge And South Of Paul Watson Way, Sunderland Data via plota.co.uk

26/01552/VA3 - Variation of Condition (Reg 3) Current

Proposal

Variation of conditions of planning permission ref. (Hybrid planning application for the creation of a film and TV studios) - variation of condition 4 to allow for changes to approved levels, layout, design, scale and appearance of buildings, access and car parking arrangements, 'backlot' filming areas, boundary of detailed/outline area and phasing of development in Site A and variation to wording of conditions 18, 26, 27, 30, 33, 34, 36, 38, 39, 44 and 50 to reflect proposed phased approach to development. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

14 Jul 2026

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Validated

16 Jul 2026

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Consultation

27 Jul 2026

Decision

Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Comments are open until 26 Aug 2026.

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Documents 139

Statements & assessments 73

Plans & drawings 56

Application forms 1

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Consultation & comments 7

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Important details

Council: Sunderland
Application type: Variation of Condition (Reg 3)
Received: 14 Jul 2026
Validated: 16 Jul 2026
Ward: Pallion And Ford
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 15 Oct 2026
Applicant: Show
Agent: Lichfields

Public comments

No public comments yet.

154 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15066532
Neighbours: 27 Jul 2026
Consultation: 27 Jul 2026
Site notice: 28 Jul 2026
Press notice: 4 Aug 2026
Env. assessment: No

Sunderland

Planning Authority Score

6.2/10

Average

#94 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Householder decisions

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 performance

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