Planning application
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Works: New dwelling Windows or glazing Major scheme
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing offices on third and fourth floors of building to 16 no. apartments, construction of new fifth story to existing roof to provide 8 no. apartments, and external alterations to the whole building including window alterations and rendering.
As published by the council, reference 23/00950/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 23/00950/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 24 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 8 Aug 2023
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2024
- Ward
- Washington Central
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 6 applications since 2022: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01396/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 8 (Bin Stores) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 3 of 4
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26/01395/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 7 (Cycle Parking) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 2 of 4
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26/01309/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 6 (Vehicle Parking) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 1 of 4
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26/01397/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 14 (Bat and Bird Boxes) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 4 of 4
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22/02607/PCG Granted
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Change of use of ground, first and second floors offices to 24 apartments (Use Class C3).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Apr 2023
Received by Sunderland
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8 Aug 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Jul 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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6 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
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4 later applications on the register refer to this one:
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26/01396/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 8 (Bin Stores) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 3 of 4
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26/01395/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 7 (Cycle Parking) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 2 of 4
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26/01309/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 6 (Vehicle Parking) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 1 of 4
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26/01397/DIS Decided
Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington
Discharge of Condition 14 (Bat and Bird Boxes) attached to planning approval 23/00950/FUL. Part 4 of 4
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Agent on file, registered in London
5 applications on PlanIndex · across 4 councils
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70 documents on file for this application
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Sunderland granted permission on 2 July 2024, 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.
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