Puma Sunderland Tennis Centre Silksworth Lane Sunderland SR3 1PD Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Replacement of 4no. existing tennis courts with 4no. covered padel courts (Noise Impact Asssessment received) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Oct 2026 · Committee Decision · Last checked 5 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee on 28 Sept 2026.
Approved
No officer report was published for this decision; this summary is from the committee minutes.
- The proposal replaced four tennis courts with four covered padel courts, with existing floodlights replaced by internal lighting.
- Members unanimously granted planning permission, subject to conditions and no new unresolved consultee issues.
Source: Plota analysis of Sunderland's committee minutes, Sunderland Planning and Highways Committee minutes, 28 September 2026 .
Documents 24
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 4
Plans & drawings 11
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 3
Site constraints 3
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Important details
- Council
- Sunderland
- Application type
- Local Authority (Reg 3 )
- Postcode
- SR3 1PD
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Farringdon And Silksworth
- Case officer
- Show
- Target decision
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision
- Approved
- Decision date
- 5 Oct 2026
- Decision level
- Committee Decision
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Hadfield Cawkwell Davidson
How this decision compares
Decided in 89 days from validation, 33 days slower than Sunderland's median of 56 for commercial and major works. Approved, as 93% of commercial and major works here are.
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Public comments
No public comments yet.
Last counted 5 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Alt. reference
- PP-15039738
- Planning Portal ref
- PP-15039738
- Consultation
- 11 Sept 2026
- Comments by
- 2 Oct 2026
- Site or press notice
- 31 Jul 2026
- Committee
- 28 Sept 2026
- Statutory expiry
- 2 Sept 2026
- Env. assessment
- No
Historical activity at this location
5 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%).
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