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Former Law Courts 44 John Street Sunderland SR1 1RB

Granted Sunderland 23/00713/AM1 Non Material Amendment to Full Permisson

Works: New dwelling Extension

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

Proposal

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).

As published by the council, reference 23/00713/AM1

Application record

Reference
23/00713/AM1
Type
Non Material Amendment to Full Permisson
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
22 Mar 2023
Validated
22 Mar 2023
Decided
6 Apr 2023
Ward
Hendon
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR1 1RB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Mar 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 6 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 2 Sep 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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Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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What a grant of permission means

The process from here

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

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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