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Former Louis Cafe Park Lane Sunderland SR1 3NX

Granted Sunderland 20/02005/FUL Full Application

Works: New dwelling

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

Proposal

Change of use from restaurant to A1 unit and 2no. studio apartments (student accommodation) on ground floor, with associated refuse and cycle storage facilities and new entrance to front. Erection of two additional storeys to provide 6 no. student accommodation cluster apartments (with 2 accessible rooms) on upper floors, with communal amenity facilites within basement.

As published by the council, reference 20/02005/FUL

Application record

Reference
20/02005/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
26 Oct 2020
Validated
26 Oct 2020
Decided
22 Mar 2021
Ward
St Michaels
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR1 3NX

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Oct 2020

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 22 Mar 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Fitz Architects Limited Agent, an architecture practice registered in Sunderland

Active · incorporated 2007 · Sunderland

58 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils · 82% granted

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Documents

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

49 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 22 March 2021, 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.

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