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Former Funfair/ The Pullman Lodge And Seaburn Centre Whitburn Road Sunderland SR6 8AA

Granted Sunderland 18/00100/FU4 Full Application (Reg 4)

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Application for temporary uses on the former Funfair, Pullman Lodge and Seaburn Centre sites for a period of no more than 5 years. Potential uses to include, Retail( A1), Restaurants / cafes (A3), Assembley and Leisure (D2), and Coastal Gardens (Sui Generis). Other Sui Generis uses may include Outdoor Cinema(s), market(s), temporary games court(s) / play space(s) with sand/turf, installation of shipping containers and other structures, new boundary enclosures and associated infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 18/00100/FU4

Application record

Reference
18/00100/FU4
Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
19 Jan 2018
Validated
26 Jan 2018
Decided
1 May 2018
Ward
Fulwell
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SR6 8AA

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Jan 2018

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 26 Jan 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 May 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

34 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 1 May 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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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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