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Former Paper Mill Ocean Road Sunderland

Awaiting decision Sunderland 18/01820/FUL Full Application

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Construction of 227 dwellings with associated access, landscaping and infrastructure.

As published by the council, reference 18/01820/FUL

Application record

Reference
18/01820/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Current
Received
15 Oct 2018
Validated
19 Oct 2018
Ward
Hendon

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Oct 2018

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 19 Oct 2018

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 14 December 2018, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sunderland took a median of 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

100 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.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland decided full applications in a median of 105 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

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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