Planning application
Former Simpson Street School Simpson Street Sunderland
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Conversion of existing office space to create 6no. new apartments
As published by the council, reference 25/01675/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01675/FUL
- Type
- Full Application
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 25 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 25 Jul 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Deptford And Hendon
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Site history
Applications at this address on the Sunderland register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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25/01676/LBC Granted
Former Simpson Street School Simpson Street Sunderland
Internal alterations for the conversion of existing office space to create 6no. new apartments, including provision of new internal doors and walls
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Jul 2025
Received by Sunderland
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8 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Approved
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21 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
30 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Sunderland granted permission on 8 July 2026, 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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