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Land At Salters Lane Slingley Hill South Sharpley SR7 9TW

Awaiting decision Sunderland 25/01440/FU4 Full Application (Reg 4)

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Proposal

Installation of a solar farm together with all associated works, equipment and necessary infrastructure including battery storage. (Additional plans and documents received 28.05.2026).

As published by the council, reference 25/01440/FU4

Application record

Reference
25/01440/FU4
Type
Full Application (Reg 4)
Status
Current
Received
30 Jun 2025
Validated
11 Jul 2025
Ward
Houghton South And Hetton Downs
Postcode
SR7 9TW

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jun 2025

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 11 Jul 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 September 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Sunderland took a median of 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

184 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Sunderland for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Sunderland decided full applications in a median of 69 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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