Planning application
The Software Centre Tavistock Place Sunderland SR1 1PB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of part of ground, first and second floors of The Software Centre from Use Class E(g) to Use Class E(c)
As published by the council, reference 21/01334/FU4
Application record
- Reference
- 21/01334/FU4
- Type
- Full Application (Reg 4)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 4 Jun 2021
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2021
- Decided
- 5 Aug 2021
- Ward
- Hendon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SR1 1PB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Jun 2021
Received by Sunderland
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17 Jun 2021
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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5 Aug 2021
Decision issued: Approved
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2 Sep 2026
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21 documents on file for this application
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
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A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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