Hamlin 13 Highbury Avenue Springwell Gateshead NE9 7PX

1. 16 Apr 2021

   Received by Sunderland

2. 11 Jun 2021

   Decision issued: Certify

3. 13 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.

If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.

A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 15 Highbury Avenue Springwell Gateshead NE9 7PX

  19/00600/FUL Submitted 1 Apr 2019 29m away

  Erection of single storey extension to side and rear of property.

  Granted Full applications Extension 10 docs
  Small domestic

• 17 Highbury Avenue Springwell Gateshead NE9 7PX

  17/02354/FUL Submitted 6 Dec 2017 39m away

  Erection of first floor extension above existing garage to form new bedroom and ensuite bathroom with Juliet balcony to rear

  Granted Full applications Extension 9 docs

• 5 Highbury Close Springwell Gateshead NE9 7PU

  17/02381/FUL Submitted 8 Dec 2017 89m away

  Erection of ground and first floor extensions to front of property.

  Granted Full applications Extension 15 docs

• 60 Peareth Hall Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7NT

  26/01244/TPA Submitted 8 Jun 2026 127m away

  100% historically approved · decision due ~13 Oct

  Application for works to trees for the removal of 3no Horse Chestnut Trees subject to TPO 22

  Awaiting decision Trees

• Redroofs Peareth Hall Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7NT

  24/01924/FUL Submitted 20 Sep 2024 137m away

  Erection of a single story rear extension, render existing rear dormer and new roof to existing garage.

  Withdrawn Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 9 docs

• 2 Orchard Villa Peareth Hall Road Springwell Gateshead NE9 7NT

  18/01199/FUL Submitted 10 Jul 2018 161m away

  Erection of a single dormer to gable elevation and single dormer to rear elevation. (amended plans received on 8.11.18)

  Granted Full applications Loft or dormer 22 docs

• 26/01828/CLE Awaiting decision

  3 Riversdale Terrace Sunderland SR2 7NQ

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a HMO.

  23 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01819/CLE Awaiting decision

  Basement Flat 5 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

  Certificate of lawfulness for existing use as a HMO.

  20 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01765/CLE Awaiting decision

  126 Hylton Road Sunderland SR4 7XT

  Lawful development certificate for existing use as HMO

  13 Aug 2026 Lawful development
• 26/01520/CLP Awaiting decision

  4 Pretoria Square Sunderland SR3 1QZ

  Certificate of proposed lawful development for the internal reconfiguration resulting in new window to front elevation

  10 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• 26/00850/CLP Decided

  Ashbrooke School Ashbrooke Road Sunderland SR2 7JA

  Application for certificate of lawful proposed development to proposed single storey classroom building

  17 Apr 2026 Lawful development