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Forster Building Chester Road Sunderland SR1 3SB

Granted Sunderland 24/02287/DEM Notice of Demolition

Works: Demolition

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

Proposal

Demolition of vacant former educational building.

As published by the council, reference 24/02287/DEM

Application record

Reference
24/02287/DEM
Type
Notice of Demolition
Status
Current
Decision
Granted As published: Prior Approval Required and Approved DEM
Received
11 Nov 2024
Validated
11 Nov 2024
Decided
14 Jan 2025
Ward
Millfield
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
SR1 3SB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2024

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 14 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Required and Approved DEM

  3. 29 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

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DPP Planning Ltd Agent, a planning consultancy

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Documents

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

20 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Sunderland granted permission on 14 January 2025, 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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This application sits outside the common categories, and the council record linked on this page sets out the specific procedure that applies. More in our guide to planning application types.

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