83 Thompson Road Sunderland SR5 2JJ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Proposed change of use from C4 (6 bed, 6 person) HMO to a 6 bed, 9 person HMO (Sui Generis) by allowing double occupancy in Bedrooms 1, 3, and 4. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 31 Mar 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 11 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 30 Mar 2026.
Refused
As officers recommended.
- The application concerned increasing an existing six-person HMO to nine people by allowing double occupancy in three bedrooms.
- The applicant said tenants would not have cars, would cycle, and were expected to include students and Nissan workers.
- The committee refused planning permission for the reason stated in the report.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes of 30 Mar 2026.
Documents 22
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 6
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 10
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £130,000 in November 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 July 2024, 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
- SR5 2JJ
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 21 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Southwick
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 6 Apr 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Kaan Taskin
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 161 days from validation, 105 days slower than Sunderland's median of 56 for full applications. Refused, as 9% 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
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
8 neighbours consulted · Last counted 11 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14371708
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14371708
- Neighbours
- 20 Feb 2026
- Consultation
- 20 Feb 2026
- Comments by
- 13 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 22 Oct 2025
- Committee
- 30 Mar 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 16 Dec 2025
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
3 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.
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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