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Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

Granted Sunderland 22/02607/PCG Prior Notification Class G E to C3

Works: New dwelling Major scheme

Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register

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

Proposal

Change of use of ground, first and second floors offices to 24 apartments (Use Class C3).

As published by the council, reference 22/02607/PCG

Application record

Reference
22/02607/PCG
Type
Prior Notification Class G E to C3
Status
Current
Decision
Granted As published: Approval PCG
Received
29 Nov 2022
Validated
29 Nov 2022
Decided
24 Jan 2023
Ward
Washington Central
Decision by
Delegated Decision

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01396/DIS Granted

    Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

    Discharge of Condition 8 (Bin Stores) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 3 of 4

    Decided 20 Aug 2026
  • 26/01395/DIS Decided

    Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

    Discharge of Condition 7 (Cycle Parking) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 2 of 4

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 26/01309/DIS Decided

    Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

    Discharge of Condition 6 (Vehicle Parking) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 1 of 4

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 26/01397/DIS Decided

    Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

    Discharge of Condition 14 (Bat and Bird Boxes) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 4 of 4

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 23/00950/FUL Granted

    Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

    Conversion of existing offices on third and fourth floors of building to 16 no. apartments, construction of new fifth story to existing roof to provide 8 no. apartments, and external alterations to the whole building including window alterations and rendering.

    Decided 2 Jul 2024 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Nov 2022

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 24 Jan 2023

    Decision issued: Approval PCG

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

15 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 24 January 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 prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

    23/00950/FUL Submitted 24 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Conversion of existing offices on third and fourth floors of building to 16 no. apartments, construction of new fifth story to existing roof to provide 8 no. apartments, and external alterations to the whole building including window alterations and rendering.

    Granted Full applications New dwelling Windows or glazing 70 docs
    Major scheme
  • Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    24/02012/DIS Submitted 30 Sep 2024 150 yards away

    Discharge of condition 8 (Verification of Gas Protection Measures ) attached to planning application 24/00826/VAR

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    24/00826/VAR Submitted 26 Apr 2024 150 yards away

    Variation of condition 2 (approved plans) and 4 (extraction) attached to 23/01839/FUL (Erection of drive thru', EV charging hub, tyre and autocare centre, car wash and Class E (a), (e) and (g), Commercial, Business and Service unit, with car parking and landscaping to vacant sites) to allow for finished floor level changes (Unit1); landscape and parking amendments, and the re-wording of condition 4.

    Granted Amendments 18 docs
  • Starbucks Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    24/02134/ADV Submitted 16 Oct 2024 200 yards away

    Erection of 1x Totem signage, 1x Monument signage, 2x Directional signage, 1x Clearance bar, 1x Preview menu board, 1x Order Canopy , 1x 3 Panel menu board, 2x Single sided roundel, 1x Built up drive thru fascia signage, 2x Evo wordmark fascia and 1 x single sided roundel

    Granted Advertising 20 docs
  • Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    26/01233/CLP Submitted 5 Jun 2026 250 yards away

    86% historically approved · decision due ~31 Jul

    Certificate of lawful proposed development for erection of drive thru', EV charging hub, tyre and Autocare centre, car wash and Class E (a), (e) and (g), Commercial, Business and Service unit, with car parking and landscaping to vacant sites (24/00826/VAR and 23/01839/FUL)

    Decided Lawful development 6 docs
  • Land North And West Of Washington Leisure Centre Washington Town Centre Washington NE38 7SS

    24/00819/DIS Submitted 24 Apr 2024 250 yards away

    Discharge of condition 7 (Detailed Remediation Scheme) attached to planning application 23/01839/FUL - Part 2 of 2

    Granted Conditions 12 docs

In Sunderland

  • 25/00294/PRI Granted

    165 Donvale Road Donwell Washington NE37 1DR

    Erection of a single storey rear extension. (Extends 3.5m from the original dwelling, 3.51m in height and 2.49m to the eaves).

    Received 10 Feb, published by the council 21 Jul 2026 Prior approval
  • 24/02318/PRI Granted

    56 John F Kennedy Estate Washington Village Washington NE38 7AH

    Erection of single storey rear extension (Extends 4m from original dwelling, 3.6m in height and 2.5m to the eaves)

    Received 13 Nov, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 24/00465/PCM Granted

    So Wok Noodle Bar And Bistro 194 - 196 Chester Road Sunderland SR4 7HE

    Change of use from first floor offices (E) to residential flat (C3)

    Received 11 Mar, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 24/02230/PRI Granted

    11 Newstead Square Mill Hill Sunderland SR3 2TQ

    Erection of single storey rear extension (Extends 4.05m from original dwelling, 3.75m in height and 2.3m to the eaves)

    Received 31 Oct, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
  • 23/01985/PCM Granted

    First And Second Floor 20 Holmeside Sunderland SR1 3JE

    Conversion of vacant offices to form 2no. apartments (Amended floor plans received on 24.6.24 to change the internal alterations)

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Prior approval