Planning application
University Of Sunderland Langham Tower Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7EE
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use from school to hotel; including restaurant and bar on ground floor, managers accommodation on the second floor, internal and external alterations (including access ramp to northern elevation and cowl to eastern elevations) and demolition of detached garages (as amended, March 2019).
As published by the council, reference 18/01454/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 18/01454/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 14 Aug 2018
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2018
- Decided
- 12 Mar 2021
- Ward
- Hendon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SR2 7EE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2018: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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18/01455/LBC Granted
University Of Sunderland Langham Tower Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7EE
Change of use from school to hotel; including restaurant and bar on ground floor, managers accommodation on the second floor, internal and external alterations (including access ramp to northern elevation and cowl to eastern elevations) and demolition of detached garages (as amended, March 2019).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2018
Received by Sunderland
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14 Sep 2018
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Mar 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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13 Aug 2026
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Agent on file, an architecture practice
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