Filebase Limited Filebase House 3A Stephenson Road Stephenson Washington NE37 3HW Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Storage (Use Class B2/B8) to Padel Facility (Use Class E(d)) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 4 Mar 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 31 Jul 2026
Documents 21
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 8
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 5
Site constraints 5
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
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
- NE37 3HW
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Washington North
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Mar 2026
- Decision
- Refuse
- Decision date
- 4 Mar 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated Decision
- Appeal
- Dismissed · 9 Jul 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6006595 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Origin Planning Services Ltd
How this decision compares
Decided in 55 days from validation, 17 days faster than Sunderland's median of 72 for changes of use. Refused, as 28% 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.
2 neighbours consulted · Last counted 31 Jul 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-14533001
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-14533001
- Neighbours
- 9 Jan 2026
- Consultation
- 9 Jan 2026
- Comments by
- 3 Mar 2026
- Site or press notice
- 6 Feb 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Mar 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%).
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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