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Former Northumbria Police Divisional HQ Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW

Granted Sunderland 21/00405/LB4 Listed Building Consent (Reg 4)

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of cellblock attached to adjacent Listed Building (Magistrates Court).

As published by the council, reference 21/00405/LB4

Application record

Reference
21/00405/LB4
Type
Listed Building Consent (Reg 4)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
23 Feb 2021
Validated
23 Feb 2021
Decided
2 Apr 2021
Ward
Millfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR1 3AW

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 2 applications since 2021: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 22/01775/DIS Granted

    Former Northumbria Police Divisional HQ Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW

    Discharge of condition 3 (external materials) attached to planning application 21/01622/FU4

    Decided 22 Sep 2022 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2021

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 2 Apr 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

36 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 2 April 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.

About heritage and listed building applications

Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.

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