Chester House Consulting Rooms 238 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7HR Data via plota.co.uk

26/02365/CLE - Certificate of existing Use Current

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use as a House in Multiple Occupation occupied by between 3 and 6 persons. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Oct 2026
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Validated
9 Nov 2026
Decision
Expected by 7 Jan 2027

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 7 Jan 2027.

Site constraints 3

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 listed building at the site

Checked on 9 November 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 £155,000 in February 2006. Terraced house, freehold.

13 February 2006£155,000
8 May 2002£46,000
20 January 1995£38,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Sunderland
Application type
Certificate of existing Use
Postcode
SR4 7HR
Received
28 Oct 2026
Validated
9 Nov 2026
Ward
Pallion And Ford
Case officer
Show
Target decision
7 Jan 2027
Applicant
Show
Agent
Spectrum Design and Planning

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15282119
Planning Portal ref
PP-15282119
Statutory expiry
7 Jan 2027
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

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