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24 Western Hill Thornhill Sunderland SR2 7PH

Refused Sunderland 23/00316/FUL Full Application

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from dwelling to 4no. bed House In Multi Occupation (Retrospective)

As published by the council, reference 23/00316/FUL

Application record

Reference
23/00316/FUL
Type
Full Application
Status
Decided
Decision
Refuse
Received
10 Feb 2023
Validated
27 Feb 2023
Decided
24 Apr 2023
Ward
Millfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR2 7PH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Feb 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 27 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 24 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Refuse

  4. 2 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

22 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Sunderland refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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