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Roker Park Roker Park Road Sunderland

Granted Sunderland 18/01349/LP3 Local Authority (Reg 3 )

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

Proposal

Temporary change of use of Roker Park and erection of temporary buildings and structures, to allow for Sunderland Illuminations & Festival of Light to operate for a number of days annually between 1st October-30th November for a 5 year period.

As published by the council, reference 18/01349/LP3

Application record

Reference
18/01349/LP3
Type
Local Authority (Reg 3 )
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
30 Jul 2018
Validated
30 Jul 2018
Decided
3 Oct 2018
Ward
St Peters
Decision by
Committee Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 4 applications since 2018: 4 approved, 0 refused.

  • 23/00706/DIS Granted

    Roker Park Roker Park Road Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 4 (site characterisation) attached to 22/02219/LP3 (part 1 of 5).

    Decided 21 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • 23/00799/DIS Granted

    Roker Park Roker Park Road Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 5 (detailed remediation scheme) attached to 22/02219/LP3 (Part 2 of 5).

    Decided 21 Apr 2023 Conditions
  • 23/00802/DIS Granted

    Roker Park Roker Park Road Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 10 (pre commencement: material samples) attached to 22/02219/LP3 (Part 5 of 5).

    Decided 21 Apr 2023 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jul 2018

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 3 Oct 2018

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 13 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 3 October 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.

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