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64 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1BB

Granted Sunderland 19/01852/LAP Development by City(Regulation 3)

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

Proposal

Change of use from bank (use class A2) to local studies library and events space at ground and first floor (use class D1), including various external repairs and alterations.

As published by the council, reference 19/01852/LAP

Application record

Reference
19/01852/LAP
Type
Development by City(Regulation 3)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
31 Oct 2019
Validated
31 Oct 2019
Decided
18 Dec 2019
Ward
Millfield
Decision by
Committee Decision
Postcode
SR1 1BB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/01853/LB3 Granted

    64 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1BB

    Various internal and external repairs and alterations including the removal and installation of stud partitions, insertion of door in place of window to rear, replacement of broken or missing roof slates and floorboards and urgent repairs to the masonry.

    Decided 18 Dec 2019 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 31 Oct 2019

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 18 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 18 December 2019, 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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    19/01853/LB3 Submitted 31 Oct 2019 50 yards away

    Various internal and external repairs and alterations including the removal and installation of stud partitions, insertion of door in place of window to rear, replacement of broken or missing roof slates and floorboards and urgent repairs to the masonry.

    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 21 docs

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    Granted Heritage and listed buildings Windows or glazing 8 docs

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