Planning application
Former Funfair/ The Pullman Lodge And Seaburn Centre Whitburn Road Sunderland SR6 8AA
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
- 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
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19 Jan 2018
Received by Sunderland
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26 Jan 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 May 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
34 documents on file for this application
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