117 Southwick Road Sunderland SR5 1HQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful development for proposed change of use from residential dwelling to HMO. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 2 Sept 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 3
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 1
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 2
Last sold for £66,650 in June 2025. 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 May 2025, 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
- Certificate of Proposed Use
- Postcode
- SR5 1HQ
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Southwick
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Aug 2026
- Decision
- Certify
- Decision date
- 30 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Luke Higgins
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 50 days from validation, 22 days faster than Sunderland's median of 72 for changes of use. Approved, as 72% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 2 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15001264
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15001264
- Consultation
- 24 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 15 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Aug 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
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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