Barnes Park Coach House Barnes Park Road Sunderland SR4 7PY Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of single storey extension to front and elevational alterations (revised proposed plans and FRA received 09/02/2026) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 31 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 12 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 30 Mar 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the extension would improve the park café without harming neighbours, highways or flood safety, subject to conditions.
- Consultees raised no objection to transport or heritage, while flood officers supported approval subject to flood-resistant measures.
- The committee granted permission under Regulation 3, subject to the report’s draft conditions.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes of 30 Mar 2026.
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 7
Associated applications 2
- Erection of single storey extension to front and elevational alterations (revised proposed plans and FRA received)
Conditions 5 discharged
Site constraints 4
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.
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Local Authority (Reg 3 )
- Postcode
- SR4 7PY
- Received
- 8 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sept 2025
- Ward
- Barnes
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- cummings architects ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 210 days from validation, 154 days slower than Sunderland's median of 56 for full applications. Approved, as 91% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
3 neighbours consulted · Last counted 12 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14160802
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14160802
- Neighbours
- 12 Sept 2025
- Consultation
- 12 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 17 Sept 2025
- Committee
- 30 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 28 Oct 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
8 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%).
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