125 Sunderland Street Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8BG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of use of dwelling (C3) to children's home (C2) for upto 3 children. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 1 Nov 2026 and 30 Nov 2026, from Sunderland's recent changes of use.
Documents 7
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 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 3
Last sold for £95,000 in April 2023. Semi-detached 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 February 2023, 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
- DH5 8BG
- Received
- 3 Sept 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Houghton South And Hetton Downs
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 11 Dec 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- DesignFormula Studio Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 58 of the 56-day target. Sunderland usually decides changes of use by day 72.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by Sunderland in the last twelve months, from validation. Sunderland decision record →
Public comments
100% object · above the UK average of 74%
4 neighbours consulted · Last counted 27 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15201076
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15201076
- Neighbours
- 9 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 7 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 16 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 29 Oct 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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