Planning application
Mowbray Park Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Temporary change of use to allow for the Festival of Light to operate for a number of days between 7 October to 1 December 2024
As published by the council, reference 24/01729/LP3
Application record
- Reference
- 24/01729/LP3
- Type
- Local Authority (Reg 3 )
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 28 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 5 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 11 Oct 2024
- Ward
- Hendon
- Decision by
- Committee Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/01404/LP3 Granted
Mowbray Park Mowbray Gardens Burdon Road Sunderland
Temporary change of use of Mowbray Park and erection of temporary buildings and structures, to allow for the Festival of Light to operate for a number of days annually between 1st October-31st December for a 5 year period.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Aug 2024
Received by Sunderland
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5 Sep 2024
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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11 Oct 2024
Decision issued: Approved
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23 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
26 documents on file for this application
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Sunderland granted permission on 11 October 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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