Planning application
Unit 8 Mercantile Road Rainton Bridge Industrial Estate Houghton-le-Spring DH4 5PH
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Installation of cladding to gable wall.
As published by the council, reference 21/00878/FU4
Application record
- Reference
- 21/00878/FU4
- Type
- Full Application (Reg 4)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 14 Apr 2021
- Validated
- 22 Apr 2021
- Decided
- 17 Jun 2021
- Ward
- Hetton
- Parish
- Hetton Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- DH4 5PH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Apr 2021
Received by Sunderland
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22 Apr 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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17 Jun 2021
Decision issued: Approved
-
13 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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