Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 5 approved, 0 refused.

• 23/01065/LBC Granted

  Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  Conversion of former law courts into student accommodation, to include four storey rear extension.

  Decided 6 Jul 2023 Heritage and listed buildings
• 23/00713/AM1 Granted

  Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  Non-material amendment to approved application 20/00688/FUL (Conversion of former law courts into student accommodation and 4-storey rear extension to create 8 self-contained flats and 37 individual bedrooms (45 in total), subject to condition 4 which prevents any other occupation of the building without the prior consent of the Local Planning Authority) to reduce the number of individual bedrooms from 37 to 35 (43 in total).

  Decided 6 Apr 2023 Amendments
• 23/00678/DIS Granted

  Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  Discharge of condition 7 ( Glazing and Ventilation Details) attached to planning application 20/00688/FUL (Part 1 of 2)

  Decided 6 Apr 2023 Conditions
• 23/00289/VAR Withdrawn

  Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) attached to planning approval 20/00688/FUL, to allow reconfiguration of layout with external alterations and the creation of a new rear access.

  Decided 14 Mar 2023 Amendments
• 22/00876/DIS Granted

  Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  Discharge of condition 3 (submission of materials) attached to planning application 20/00688/FUL (Part 1 of 5)

  Decided 9 Mar 2023 Conditions

1. 16 Mar 2023

   Received by Sunderland

2. 6 Apr 2023

   Decision issued: Approved

3. 2 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  23/00678/DIS Submitted 16 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 7 ( Glazing and Ventilation Details) attached to planning application 20/00688/FUL (Part 1 of 2)

  Granted Conditions Windows or glazing 10 docs

• Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  22/00876/DIS Submitted 20 Apr 2022 50 yards away

  Discharge of condition 3 (submission of materials) attached to planning application 20/00688/FUL (Part 1 of 5)

  Granted Conditions 13 docs

• Botanical View Court Flats 1 To 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1AH

  26/01656/LBC Submitted 31 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Internal alterations to provide 3no. additional individual bedrooms.

  Granted Heritage and listed buildings

• Botanical View Court Flats 1 To 44 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1AH

  26/01655/FUL Submitted 31 Jul 2026 50 yards away

  Internal alterations to provide 3no. additional individual bedrooms for student accommodation, bringing the total number of rooms (including self-contained units) to 46.

  Granted Full applications

• Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

  23/00713/AM1 Submitted 22 Mar 2023 50 yards away

  Non-material amendment to approved application 20/00688/FUL (Conversion of former law courts into student accommodation and 4-storey rear extension to create 8 self-contained flats and 37 individual bedrooms (45 in total), subject to condition 4 which prevents any other occupation of the building without the prior consent of the Local Planning Authority) to reduce the number of individual bedrooms from 37 to 35 (43 in total).

  Granted Amendments New dwelling Extension 4 docs

• Former City Library And Arts Centre 28 - 30 Fawcett Street Sunderland SR1 1RE

  24/00460/FUL Submitted 8 Mar 2024 50 yards away

  Installation of 3No. Antenna on proposed steelwork at 25.4m with ancillary equipment including 3No. Relocated Antenna, ERSs, BOBs and a replacement equipment cabinet

  Granted Full applications 17 docs

• 26/01902/DIS Awaiting decision

  Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 7 (pre occupation; lighting plan) attached to 26/00062/VAR (part 1 of 3).

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/01943/DIS Awaiting decision

  Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland

  Partial discharge of condition 8 (Noise assessment) attached to 26/00062/VAR (Part 2 of 3).

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/01944/DIS Awaiting decision

  Land On The East Side Of Commercial Road Sunderland

  Discharge of condition 9 (Travel plan) attached to 26/00062/VAR (Part 3 of 3).

  Received 3 Sep, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/01876/DIS Awaiting decision

  Vacant Property 275 High Street West Sunderland SR1 3DZ

  Discharge of condition 10 (pre-occupation: extraction system) attached to 23/02495/VA3

  Received 28 Aug, published by the council 8 Sep 2026 Conditions
• 26/01871/DIS Awaiting decision

  Designer Childrenswear 4 Olive Street Sunderland SR1 3PE

  Discharge of condition 6 (pre-occupation; management plan) attached to 25/01943/FUL

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 7 Sep 2026 Conditions