Planning application
Northumbria Police (Divisional Hq) Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from Police Station (sui-generis) to mixed commercial development comprising B1 (categories A, B and C), A1 (up to 500 square metres), A2, A3 (up to 1200 square metres), A4 (up to 1200 square metres), A5 (street food vendor), D1 (up to 1200 square metres) and D2 (up to 1200 square metres).
As published by the council, reference 17/02434/LP3
Application record
- Reference
- 17/02434/LP3
- Type
- Local Authority (Reg 3 )
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 19 Dec 2017
- Validated
- 3 Jan 2018
- Decided
- 27 Feb 2018
- Ward
- Millfield
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- SR1 3AW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
-
19 Dec 2017
Received by Sunderland
-
3 Jan 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
-
27 Feb 2018
Decision issued: Approved
-
23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
25 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 27 February 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.
About less common application types
This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
-
Former Police Station Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW
Refurbishment and change of use of former Police Station, to uses falling under Class E - Commercial, Business and Services, namely E (c ) (d) (g) (i) and (ii) and the formation of car park.
Granted Full applications 39 docs -
Former Police Station Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW
Erection of an internally illuminated fascia sign to front elevation.
Granted Advertising 10 docs -
Former Northumbria Police Divisional HQ Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW
Demolition of cellblock attached to adjacent Listed Building (Magistrates Court).
Granted Heritage and listed buildings Demolition 36 docs -
Former Police Station Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW
Non-material amendment to approved planning application 21/01622/FU4 to allow additional external lighting, the addition of a card reader/intercom at one of the vehicle barriers, and changes to the access to the south east of the site.
Granted Amendments 8 docs -
Former Northumbria Police Divisional HQ Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW
Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) attached to planning application 21/01622/FU4
Granted Conditions 5 docs -
Proposed Auditorium Old Fire Station Dun Cow Street Sunderland
Variation of condition 2 (plans), 13 (cycle storage) and 14 (noise) to planning approval 16/01844/FU4
Granted Amendments 25 docs
Other less common application types
In Sunderland
-
26/00580/EFQ Decided
Hill View Clinic Stannington Grove Sunderland SR2 9JT
Advice required on the acceptibility of change of use from medical centre to builders' yard/storage. Enforcement case 25/00407/COUC.
-
26/01354/DEM Awaiting decision
Land At Springwell Road Springwell Gateshead
Demolition of former bus stop and W/C block
-
23/00701/SU4 Granted
Land At 2 Wylam Close Stephenson Washington NE37 3DR
Construction of 4 new dwellings.
-
22/02742/HAZ Withdrawn
Asda Warehouse Staithes Road Washington NE38 8NW
Application for Hazardous Substance Consent.
-
25/01936/PS4 Awaiting decision
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road Sunderland SR2 7NA
Demolition of existing school buildings and the erection of a new 3 storey teaching block and a swimming pool facility, along with refurbishments to the existing Sports Hall and re-provision of external sports facilities and a new sports pitch.