Planning application
3 Front Street Fence Houses Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 6LR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from A1 retail to A3 cafe (RETROSPECTIVE).
As published by the council, reference 17/02401/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 17/02401/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 14 Dec 2017
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2018
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2018
- Ward
- Houghton
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DH4 6LR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Dec 2017
Received by Sunderland
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16 Jan 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Mar 2018
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 13 March 2018, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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