Former Louis Cafe Park Lane City Centre Sunderland SR1 3NX

1. 23 Aug 2022

   Received by Sunderland

2. 3 Oct 2022

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 21 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Former Louis Cafe Park Lane Sunderland SR1 3NX

  20/02005/FUL Submitted 26 Oct 2020 50 yards away

  Change of use from restaurant to A1 unit and 2no. studio apartments (student accommodation) on ground floor, with associated refuse and cycle storage facilities and new entrance to front. Erection of two additional storeys to provide 6 no. student accommodation cluster apartments (with 2 accessible rooms) on upper floors, with communal amenity facilites within basement.

  Granted Full applications New dwelling 49 docs

• Coral Park Lane Sunderland SR1 3NX

  22/02111/FUL Submitted 20 Sep 2022 50 yards away

  Change of use from a bookmakers to a public house (Bar) including outside seating and barriers (noise assessment received)

  Granted Full applications 15 docs

• Land Outside Of 6 - 7 Park Lane Sunderland SR1 3NX

  18/01516/TEX Submitted 23 Aug 2018 50 yards away

  Installation of an electronic communications apparatus comprising a telephone kiosk

  Refused Telecoms 14 docs

• Outside Of Legacy Park Lane Sunderland SR1 3NX

  22/02423/FU4 Submitted 3 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Removal of 2no. BT phone boxes and the installation of 1no. BT Street Hub units.

  Refused Full applications 18 docs

• Outside Of Legacy Park Lane Sunderland SR1 3NX

  22/02424/ADV Submitted 3 Nov 2022 50 yards away

  Installation of 2x LED digital displays on either side of the street hub

  Refused Advertising 18 docs

• 4 - 9 Olive Street Sunderland SR1 3PE

  24/01218/FUL Submitted 20 Jun 2024 50 yards away

  Conversion of two vacant retail units to a purpose built student accommodation (PBSA) including a single storey extension to the existing flat roof, reconfiguration of the ground floor units to create commercial units (Use Class E) along with associated external alterations (as amended)

  Granted Full applications Extension 55 docs
  Small domestic

• 26/01886/VAR Awaiting decision

  The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB

  Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL to allow changes to approved plans

  Received 1 Sep, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 25/02407/VAR Granted

  6 - 7 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

  Variation of conditions 2 (plans), 3 (materials to be submitted), 5 (CEMP), 6 (landscaping plan) and 7 (hardstanding and parking) attached to 22/02594/FUL (Change of use to 9no. self-contained apartments, including replacement windows and doors, associated access, landscaping and parking. Removal of 1no.tree to front), to alter the approved external layout and address construction work mitigation. (Amended description 21.07.26)

  Received 20 Oct, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Amendments
• 26/01749/VAR Awaiting decision

  6 - 7 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

  Variation of conditions 2 (plans) and 4 (Noise Mitigation Measures) attached to 25/02407/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (plans), 3 (materials to be submitted), 5 (CEMP), 6 (landscaping plan) and 7 (hardstanding and parking) attached to 22/02594/FUL (Change of use to 9no. self-contained apartments, including replacement windows and doors, associated access, landscaping and parking. Removal of 1no.tree to front), to alter the approved external layout and address construction work mitigation)), to alter the internal and external layout and provide an addendum to original acoustic survey

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 1 Sep 2026 Amendments
• 26/01677/VAR Awaiting decision

  42 Chatsworth Street Sunderland SR4 7TR

  Variation of condition 1 (number of residents) attached to planning appeal APP/J4525/W/18/3194526 (Change of use from dwelling house (C3) to residential institution (C2)) to increase number of residents from two to three.

  Received 3 Aug, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Amendments
• 26/01023/AM1 Refused

  Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring

  Non-material amendment to planning application 23/01209/REM (Reserved matter application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 35 residential units (as amended) to allow for 1 additional parking space to plot 23.

  Received 7 May, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Amendments