Planning application
Elephant Tea Rooms 64- 66 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1BB
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to planning application 21/02747/LP3 to allow the elevation to be amended to take account of the existing structure and services positions that could not be identified prior to works commencing.
As published by the council, reference 23/00190/VA3
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00190/VA3
- Type
- Variation of Condition (Reg 3)
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 25 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 25 Jan 2023
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Millfield
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
- Postcode
- SR1 1BB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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24/00751/DIS Granted
Elephant Tea Rooms 64-66 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1BB
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) atatched to planning application 21/02748/LB3
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24/00752/DIS Granted
Elephant Tea Rooms 64-66 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1BB
Discharge of condition 3 (Materials) attached to planning application 21/02747/LP3
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23/00175/LB3 Granted
Elephant Tea Rooms 64-66 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1BB
Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to previously approved 21/02748/LB3 - Removal of existing shop front and replacement with new traditional timber and masonry shop fronts. Repair and conservation works to the upper elevations , to include masonry and window repairs, 3 no. casement windows at first floor level to be replaced with sliding sash windows.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jan 2023
Received by Sunderland
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9 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, an architecture practice registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
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7 documents on file for this application
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Sunderland granted permission on 9 March 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 amendment applications
An amendment application makes limited changes to a permission that already exists; anything beyond modest adjustment needs a fresh application. More in our guide to planning application types.
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