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Langham Tower Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 8HU

Granted Sunderland 21/02852/FUL Full Application

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

Proposal

Change of use of ground floor and first floor of vacant building (previously used as a school) to a restaurant / bar with associated function rooms; including provision of external bin store and pedestrian access onto Ryhope Road

As published by the council, reference 21/02852/FUL

Application record

Reference
21/02852/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: Approved
Received
8 Dec 2021
Validated
7 Apr 2022
Decided
9 Feb 2023
Ward
Hendon
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR2 8HU

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

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

  • 21/02853/LBC Granted

    Langham Tower Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 8HU

    Internal and external works to facilitate change of use of vacant building (previously used as a school) to a restaurant / bar with associated function rooms; including removal of partition walls and new gate to south western boundary

    Decided 9 Feb 2023 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Dec 2021

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 7 Apr 2022

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 23 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

71 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 9 February 2023, 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • University Of Sunderland Langham Tower Ryhope Road Sunderland SR2 7EE

    18/01455/LBC Submitted 14 Aug 2018 50 yards away

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