The Mowbray Apartments Borough Road Sunderland SR1 1PS Data via plota.co.uk

26/01855/FUL - Full Application Current

Proposal

Remove and replace external wall cladding, timber walkways and balconies. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Validated
8 Sept 2026
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Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 3 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Oct 2026, from Sunderland's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 23

Plans & drawings 19

PDF PROPOSED EAST ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF PROPOSED NORTH ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF EXISTING WEST ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF LOCATION PLAN Location Plan · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-00-DR-A-0550-S0-P02- EXISTING GROUND FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-01-DR-A-0551-S0-P02- EXISTING FIRST FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-02-DR-A-0552-S0-P02- EXISTING SECOND FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-03-DR-A-0553-S0-P02- EXISTING THIRD FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-04-DR-A-0554-S0-P02- EXISTING FOURTHFLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-XX-DR-A-0560-S0-P02- EXISTING NORTH ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-XX-DR-A-0561-S0-P02- EXISTING SOUTH ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-XX-DR-A-0562-S0-P02 EXISTING EAST ELEVATIONS Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-XX-DR-A-0564-S0-P02- PROPOSED WEST ELEVATIONS Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-XX-DR-A-0565-S0-P02- PROPOSED SOUTH ELEVATION Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-02-DR-A-0557-S0-P03- PROPOSED SECOND FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-03-DR-A-0558-S0-P03- PROPOSED THIRD FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-00-DR-A-0555-S0-P03- PROPOSED GROUND FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-01-DR-A-0556-S0-P03- PROPOSED FIRST FLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF RES1238-BHA-V001-04-DR-A-0559-S0-P03- PROPOSED FOURTHFLOOR Plan/Drawing · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Registered park or garden: Mowbray Park
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Sunniside conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Heritage at risk: Sunniside
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Sunderland and South Shields Water Company Offices, With Steps, Walls and Railings, Grade II, 55 m away · 20 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
Show all 20 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Coalfield, development low risk area; Inside the Sunderland built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

Building

Floor area79 m² (850 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertySemi-detached flat, 2 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingRoom heaters, electric
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in May 2021, 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
SR1 1PS
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
8 Sept 2026
Ward
Deptford And Hendon
Case officer
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Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Applicant
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Agent
Blake Hopkinson Architecture & Design

Decision outlook

Day 50 of the 56-day target. Sunderland usually decides extensions by day 51.

Day 506 days to the 56-day target
78%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
241decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

31 neighbours consulted · Last counted 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15151635
Planning Portal ref
PP-15151635
Neighbours
8 Sept 2026
Consultation
6 Oct 2026
Comments by
27 Oct 2026
Site or press notice
11 Sept 2026
Statutory expiry
3 Nov 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 statistics
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

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.