Houghton House 3 Emperor Way Doxford International Sunderland SR3 3XR Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Addition of a sui-generis use to the existing E class use to create a drive thru coffee shop along with the installation of electric vehicle driving points Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 8 Nov 2026 and 7 Dec 2026, from Sunderland's recent changes of use.
Documents 14
Statements & assessments 2
Plans & drawings 11
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 1
Last sold for £500,000 in October 2024. Other property, leasehold.
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 September 2022, 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
- SR3 3XR
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sept 2026
- Ward
- Doxford Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Nov 2026
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Sawczyn Design Ltd
Decision outlook
Day 29 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
No public comments yet.
5 neighbours consulted · Last counted 30 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15165093
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15165093
- Neighbours
- 14 Sept 2026
- Consultation
- 14 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 5 Oct 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 5 Nov 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
4 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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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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