Planning application
25/01416/HY3
Land At Sheepfolds Industrial Estate Monkwearmouth Sunderland
Proposal
Hybrid planning application consisting of full planning permission for the demolition of 38 No. industrial units (part retrospective) and for enabling works to facilitate the development of Plots 4 and 5; and outline planning permission (all matters reserved except for access) for the proposed phased development of up to 456 homes for residential accommodation, aparthotel (Use Class C1), mobility hub (Sui Generis), up to a maximum of 6560 sqm of Use Class E(g)(i) offices, and up to maximum of 883 sqm of one or more of the following: financial/professional/commercial services (Use Class E(c)), medical / health services (Use Class E(e)), and nursery/creche/day centre (Use Class E(f)) with the phased delivery of retail use Class E(a) and restaurant/café (Use Class E(b)) distributed across the site as follows: Phase 1a and 1b (mobility hub) up to a maximum of 100 sqm; Phase 2 up to a maximum of 116 sqm; Phase 3 up to a maximum of 116 sqm; Phase 4 up to a maximum of 1536 sqm (between 4 and 12 No. units) and Phase 5 up to a maximum of 511 sqm, associated infrastructure and mitigation.
As published by the council, reference 25/01416/HY3
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jun 2025
Received by Sunderland
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15 Jul 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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