Planning application
42 Chatsworth Street Sunderland SR4 7TR
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
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)) - increase number of residents from two to three.
As published by the council, reference 23/00216/VAR
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00216/VAR
- Type
- Variation of Condition
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 31 Jan 2023
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Barnes
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- SR4 7TR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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31 Jan 2023
Received by Sunderland
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3 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Refuse
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2 Sep 2026
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Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a planning consultancy registered in Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About amendments applications
How this application type works
An amendment application changes a permission that already exists. Non-material amendments cover small adjustments with no wider effect, while minor material amendments, usually made by varying a condition, allow modest design changes without a fresh application. Anything beyond that needs a new permission, so the scope here is deliberately narrow.
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