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Victoria Viaduct Victoria Bridge House Washington NE38 8LQ

Awaiting decision Sunderland 25/01566/LBC Listed Building Consent

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Proposal

Initial inspections and intrusive works including: Localised ground investigations; Intrusive structural investigations and associated reinstatement; The purpose of these investigations is to support a feasibility study which may lead to proposals to bring the structure back into rail use.

As published by the council, reference 25/01566/LBC

Application record

Reference
25/01566/LBC
Type
Listed Building Consent
Status
Current
Received
15 Jul 2025
Validated
15 Jul 2025
Ward
Washington South
Postcode
NE38 8LQ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 15 Jul 2025

    Received by Sunderland

  2. 21 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 9 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 74 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

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Documents

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

17 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's median decision took 74 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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