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Derwent House Washington Town Centre Washington

Granted Sunderland 23/00950/FUL Full Application

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.

  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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).

    Decided 24 Jan 2023 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Apr 2023

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 8 Aug 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 2 Jul 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  4. 6 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

4 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026
  • 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

    Submitted 15 Jun 2026

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Agent on file, registered in London

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What this grant of permission means

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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