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Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

Granted Sunderland 24/00285/VAR Variation of Condition

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

Proposal

Variation of conditions 2 and 14 of planning permission ref. 21/02938/FD4, to allow for replacement of approved apartment blocks B and C with 12 no. dwellings and associated alterations to layout, parking, landscaping and boundary treatments.

As published by the council, reference 24/00285/VAR

Application record

Reference
24/00285/VAR
Type
Variation of Condition
Status
Decided
Decision
Approved
Received
14 Feb 2024
Validated
14 Feb 2024
Decided
6 Jun 2024
Ward
St Michaels
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR2 7DN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Sunderland register

This site has had 10 applications since 2024: 7 approved, 1 refused.

  • 26/01532/DIS Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Partial discharge of condition 37 (SuDS verification) attached to planning application in respect of plots 24/00285/VAR B1, B2, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026
  • 26/01407/DIS Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Partial discharge of condition 16 (Verification report) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR for plots 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 103, 104, 105, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 and 137

    Submitted 29 Jun 2026
  • 24/02255/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 22 (one way for cyclists) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR (amended to remove signage)

    Decided 3 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 24/02032/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Partial discharge of Condition 16 (Verification Report) attached to planning approval 24/00285/VAR.

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01909/AM1 Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Non-material amendment to previously approved application 24/00285/VAR for alteration to windows of Burnet house type, visitor bays removed and disabled bays reorganised to Block D.

    Decided 15 Oct 2024 Amendments
  • 24/01825/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 32 ( Lighting strategy) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR - Part 3 of 3

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01791/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 19 (Footpath connection) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR - Part 1 of 3

    Decided 30 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01823/DIS Refused

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 21 (Final servicing) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR - Part 2 of 3

    Decided 2 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01339/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Part discharge of condition 10 (Piling) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR

    Decided 6 Aug 2024 Conditions

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 Feb 2024

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 6 Jun 2024

    Decision issued: Approved

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Cases linked to this one on the register

10 later applications on the register refer to this one:

  • 26/01532/DIS Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Partial discharge of condition 37 (SuDS verification) attached to planning application in respect of plots 24/00285/VAR B1, B2, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137

    Submitted 13 Jul 2026
  • 26/01407/DIS Awaiting decision

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Partial discharge of condition 16 (Verification report) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR for plots 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 103, 104, 105, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136 and 137

    Submitted 29 Jun 2026
  • 24/02255/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 22 (one way for cyclists) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR (amended to remove signage)

    Decided 3 Mar 2025 Conditions
  • 24/02103/DIS Granted

    Civic Centre Car Park Burdon Road Sunderland

    Discharge of condition 21 (final servicing) attached to 24/00285/VAR.

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/02032/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Partial discharge of Condition 16 (Verification Report) attached to planning approval 24/00285/VAR.

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01909/AM1 Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Non-material amendment to previously approved application 24/00285/VAR for alteration to windows of Burnet house type, visitor bays removed and disabled bays reorganised to Block D.

    Decided 15 Oct 2024 Amendments
  • 24/01791/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 19 (Footpath connection) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR - Part 1 of 3

    Decided 30 Sep 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01823/DIS Refused

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 21 (Final servicing) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR - Part 2 of 3

    Decided 2 Oct 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01825/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Discharge of condition 32 ( Lighting strategy) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR - Part 3 of 3

    Decided 18 Nov 2024 Conditions
  • 24/01339/DIS Granted

    Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    Part discharge of condition 10 (Piling) attached to planning application 24/00285/VAR

    Decided 6 Aug 2024 Conditions

Who's behind it

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Lichfields Agent, registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2006 · Newbury

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Documents

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

109 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 6 June 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.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Land At Former Civic Centre Burdon Road Sunderland SR2 7DN

    24/02032/DIS Submitted 2 Oct 2024 4m away

    Partial discharge of Condition 16 (Verification Report) attached to planning approval 24/00285/VAR.

    Granted Conditions 4 docs
  • Civic Centre Car Park Burdon Road Sunderland

    22/01987/AM1 Submitted 7 Sep 2022 10m away

    Non-material amendment to planning application 21/02938/FD4 for elevational changes including: floor to floor and parapet heights reduced; UPVC louvres omitted above the window and door openings; 2400mm window heights on the Ground Floor Eastern block amended to 2100mm; GRC surrounds and panels omitted from the (South and West) inner courtyard elevations; Solider courses amended from the second floor to the ground floor openings on the North elevation; upper floor windows to staircase 2 (south elevation) amended. Layout changes including: dead end corridors adjacent to apartments 29 and 56 amended to apartment space; turning head provided to the parking area for a fire appliance; minor relocation of substation to the south eastern area of the car park with 2 no. car parking spaces relocated to the head of the turning area.

    Granted Amendments New dwelling Windows or glazing 11 docs
  • Benedict Court Saint Georges Way Sunderland SR2 7AX

    21/00125/TP3 Submitted 20 Jan 2021 64m away

    1no Sycamore tree - prune low branches

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • City Green Sunderland

    18/01048/FUL Submitted 15 Jun 2018 95m away

    Replacement of existing timber rain screen cladding to be replaced with a rockpanel FS-xtra product, Replacement of timber decking and timber joists to external balconies, Replacement of balustrades and louvered panels with new balustrades and Balustrade replacement to roof terraces. (Amended Plan Received 17.08.18)

    Granted Full applications 28 docs
  • Land Off Cowan Terrace Sunderland SR2 7BA

    19/01407/LP3 Submitted 21 Aug 2019 113m away

    Temporary change of use of land off Cowan Terrace for the retention of a surface level car park for an additional three year period

    Granted Other 13 docs
  • 1 Grange Crescent Sunderland SR2 7BN

    19/01607/TC3 Submitted 24 Sep 2019 130m away

    Section 211 notice to prune back previous failure points, prune back branches overhanging car park, prune/clear branches from telephone wires and epicormic growth to 1no ash tree

    Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

In Sunderland

  • 26/01886/VAR Awaiting decision

    The Haven Hetton Road Houghton-le-Spring DH5 8NB

    Variation of condition 2 (plans) attached to planning application 25/02479/FUL to allow changes to approved plans

    1 Sep 2026 Amendments
  • 25/02407/VAR Granted

    6 - 7 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

    Variation of conditions 2 (plans), 3 (materials to be submitted), 5 (CEMP), 6 (landscaping plan) and 7 (hardstanding and parking) attached to 22/02594/FUL (Change of use to 9no. self-contained apartments, including replacement windows and doors, associated access, landscaping and parking. Removal of 1no.tree to front), to alter the approved external layout and address construction work mitigation. (Amended description 21.07.26)

    20 Oct 2025 Amendments
  • 26/01749/VAR Awaiting decision

    6 - 7 The Cloisters Sunderland SR2 7BD

    Variation of conditions 2 (plans) and 4 (Noise Mitigation Measures) attached to 25/02407/VAR (Variation of conditions 2 (plans), 3 (materials to be submitted), 5 (CEMP), 6 (landscaping plan) and 7 (hardstanding and parking) attached to 22/02594/FUL (Change of use to 9no. self-contained apartments, including replacement windows and doors, associated access, landscaping and parking. Removal of 1no.tree to front), to alter the approved external layout and address construction work mitigation)), to alter the internal and external layout and provide an addendum to original acoustic survey

    11 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/01677/VAR Awaiting decision

    42 Chatsworth Street Sunderland SR4 7TR

    Variation of condition 1 (number of residents) attached to planning appeal APP/J4525/W/18/3194526 (Change of use from dwelling house (C3) to residential institution (C2)) to increase number of residents from two to three.

    3 Aug 2026 Amendments
  • 26/01023/AM1 Refused

    Land At Philadelphia Complex/Philadelphia Lane Houghton-le-Spring

    Non-material amendment to planning application 23/01209/REM (Reserved matter application pursuant to 14/00538/HYB, seeking approval of the details of access, appearance, landscaping, layout and scale for the erection of 35 residential units (as amended) to allow for 1 additional parking space to plot 23.

    7 May 2026 Amendments