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53 Okehampton Drive Houghton-Le-Spring DH4 4YB

Refused Sunderland 19/01857/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from open space to private garden with 2metre fence to rear.

As published by the council, reference 19/01857/FUL

Application record

Reference
19/01857/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refused As published: Refuse
Received
1 Nov 2019
Validated
6 Nov 2019
Decided
23 Dec 2019
Ward
Houghton
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
DH4 4YB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Nov 2019

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 6 Nov 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 23 Dec 2019

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

11 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Sunderland refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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