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Former Law Courts 44 John Street City Centre Sunderland SR1 1RB

Granted Sunderland 23/00938/VAR Variation of Condition

Relates to 23/00713/AM1

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

Proposal

Variation of Condition 2 (Plans) of planning approval 20/00688/FUL, description amended via non-material amendment 23/00713/AM1, relating to the reconfiguration of the layout with new rear access formed, omission of 2 individual bedrooms to create more common areas and introduction of tea points to all rooms.

As published by the council, reference 23/00938/VAR

Application record

Reference
23/00938/VAR
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
21 Apr 2023
Validated
21 Apr 2023
Decided
16 Jun 2023
Ward
Hendon
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR1 1RB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Apr 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 16 Jun 2023

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

  • 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

Documents

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

23 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 16 June 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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