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Former Police Station Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW

Granted Sunderland 21/01622/FU4 Full Application (Reg 4)

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

Proposal

Refurbishment and change of use of former Police Station, to uses falling under Class E - Commercial, Business and Services, namely E (c ) (d) (g) (i) and (ii) and the formation of car park.

As published by the council, reference 21/01622/FU4

Application record

Reference
21/01622/FU4
Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
7 Jul 2021
Validated
7 Jul 2021
Decided
23 Aug 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.

  • 22/01816/AM1 Granted

    Former Police Station Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW

    Non-material amendment to approved planning application 21/01622/FU4 to allow additional external lighting, the addition of a card reader/intercom at one of the vehicle barriers, and changes to the access to the south east of the site.

    Decided 26 Sep 2022 Amendments

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Jul 2021

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 23 Aug 2021

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

2 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 22/01816/AM1 Granted

    Former Police Station Gill House Gill Bridge Avenue Sunderland SR1 3AW

    Non-material amendment to approved planning application 21/01622/FU4 to allow additional external lighting, the addition of a card reader/intercom at one of the vehicle barriers, and changes to the access to the south east of the site.

    Decided 26 Sep 2022 Amendments
  • 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

Who's behind it

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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

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

39 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 23 August 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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