Unit U Wellmere Road Leechmere Industrial Estate Sunderland SR2 9TE Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Erection of proposed production and warehousing extensions to existing food production facility, including demolition of some elements of the existing buildings and creation of new access for additional car parking area. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 14 Sept 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 16 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 20 Jul 2026.
Approved
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised approval because the expansion supported economic growth and its impacts could be controlled by conditions and a greenspace contribution.
- A nearby occupier raised concerns about odour, fumes, trees, noise and litter linked to the existing and expanded facility.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes of 20 Jul 2026.
Documents 121
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 45
Plans & drawings 39
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 19
Other documents 15
Site constraints 4
Checked on 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Mining Remediation Authority, the Planning Inspectorate, 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
From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2015, 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
- SR2 9TE
- Received
- 12 May 2025
- Validated
- 15 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Grangetown
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 14 Sept 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Benson Design
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 395 days from validation, 339 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
16 neighbours consulted · Last counted 16 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-13987480
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-13987480
- Neighbours
- 6 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 19 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 10 Jul 2026
- Site or press notice
- 19 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 20 Jul 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 14 Nov 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%).
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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